How Do You Increase Cetane Levels On Waste Oil?
Cetane is a liquid hydrocarbon that ignites very easily when compressed. It is used to test the performance of certain fuels, such as diesel and biodiesel. Many people turn waste vegetable oil into biofuel. Cetane ignites too easily, and so it’s not used as fuel. Homemade biofuel has a low cetane number; that is, it has a bad performance when igniting. Additives can be placed on biofuel to increase its cetane number, and, therefore, increase its performance. Gather waste vegetable oil. Restaurants, such as fast food vendors, can provide a good supply of it. Get 15 liters of the oil into a 5 gallon jugs. Heat the oil to 100 F by placing it in a steel pot, and heat with a camp stove. It’s easy to process oil in batches of 15 liters. If you have more than that, simply re-do this guide. Never overheat. Buy methanol. Make sure that the pump to transfer it is used is made of nylon; otherwise, the alcohol will destroy the pump and maybe even cause a fire. Measure the lye in a high precision s
