How Do You Make Biodiesel Fuel From Sunflower Oil?
Making your own biodiesel fuel can be a fun hobby, a good way to save some money and a great way to help the environment. Biodiesel can be made from both virgin vegetable oil (such as sunflower oil) and, with an additional cleaning and filtering process, used cooking oil. It will run in any diesel engine. Making biodiesel, however, is a complex chemical process that requires some exposure to flammable and dangerous chemicals. Be sure to read the safety instructions carefully before beginning to make your own. Read and review all safety instructions carefully. Measure out 5.3 grams of 92% pure KOH, the lye catalyst. The measurement must be done quickly, as KOH will absorb water from the air and become less effective. Measure out 200 milliliters of 99% pure methanol and, using a funnel, pour it into the ½-liter HDPE container. Replace the lid on the methanol quickly, as the chemical will also absorb environmental water and become less pure. Using the second funnel (keep methanol and lye
