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The Smell Of Biodiesel Is In The Air
Biodiesel is brewing all over the US and powering several road trips this summer! In fact, at a commercial level, Biodiesel production is on pace to reach new production levels!
With so much of the good stuff flowing, we've loaded up our July newsletter with helpful tips & tricks for ensuring you're making the best Biodiesel possible.
Also, the Collective Biodiesel Conference is almost here! We'll be there presenting and would love to see you there! If you're planning on coming, be sure & say hello if you see us there!
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Centrifuge Summer Savings!
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Buy A Centrifuge, Get A Free Cone Booster!
Our Raw Power Centrifuges are an awesome way to filter veggie oil, waste motor oil, Biodiesel, or any liquid requiring removal of particulate matter! In fact, when properly adjusted, you can filter clear down to 1 micron!
Stop by the site Aug 5th through the 12th & snag your free Cone Booster with the purchase of a centrifuge!
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2013 Collective Biodiesel Conference Is Near!
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For home brewers and small scale Biodiesel producers, this is the absolute best conference of the year you can attend! The speakers are always relevant, the feel is always great, and the people you'll meet are incredible! Plus, the town of Breckenridge is awesome!
We've been a part of it since the beginning and love it every time we go. We always come away with incredible information and have a great time meeting everyone there.
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| Making Great Biodiesel - Batch After Batch | |
When producing Biodiesel, the goal has always been to make the best possible fuel you can. The good news is that by following a few simple tips & tricks and testing your fuel along the way, you can make dynamite fuel that can rival even a commercial producers quality!
Here's a few helpful articles to help you make awesome Biodiesel every time!
Learning how the chemistry works at a molecular level is your first step to making great biodiesel. It gives you a better understanding of what the chemicals are doing when you mix everything up and can be incredibly helpful when things don't go just right.
Making Great Biodiesel - A Recipe For SuccessOnce you have a good understanding of the chemistry, it's time to get started! This article highlights some proven tips & tricks for ensuring every batch turns out the way it should.
Once you have the recipe down, you'll want to learn about how to properly test along the way. This article discusses the proper tests to perform and when to perform them to ensure you get the best possible batch of Biodiesel from your oil! If you'd like to learn even more great tips & tricks on making great Biodiesel, be sure to stop by our free tutorial section on the website! We have one of the most complete list of tutorials on making Biodiesel around! Everything from how to find oil to how to calculate cost per gallon! New to Biodiesel & just getting started? Well, you're in luck! Learn about how to get set up with everything you'll need to start making awesome biodiesel right out of the gate! We walk you through all the equipment you'll need at every step in the production process. From collecting the oil to filtering the finished fuel, we've got your back! |
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NEW PRODUCTS
Need a high quality stainless brewing filter? Whether it's for filtering oil for bio or wvo or brewing beer, tea, coffee, or even for wine making or worm compost, these brewing filters are awesome! We've been selling them for a few months now & they're literally flying off our shelves! We just added a new keg style filter and some combo packs. And, if you don't see what you need, let us know, we can always custom build one for you!
Need to upgrade your diesel engines fuel line to Biodiesel compatible hose? Then check out our selection of Viton Fuel Line Hose! It's available in a wide variety of sizes and is completely compatible with B100 (100%) Biodiesel.
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Need to track how much biodiesel, wvo, or motor oil you're transferring? Then check out this great digital flow meter! It meters in gallons or liters and even meters how fast liquids flow through it.Made from heavy duty cast aluminum, it's great for use on transfer pumps, collection pumps, biodiesel processors, storage tanks, or fueling stations! It has two tracking meters (current & total transferred) and operates on a set of triple a batteries for up to 2 years! It features 1" NPT ports and ships with a set of 1" x 3/4" bushings for 3/4" hose. Start tracking your fuel today! 12 GPM Gear Pump Check out the new Goldstream 12 GPM Heavy Duty Gear Pump built specifically to handle thicker oils such as waste motor oil, gear oil, automatic transmission fluid, and waste vegetable oil! It features our same heavy duty pump head but mounted to a beefy 1700 rpm motor that delivers 4 times the torque of our standard 25 GPM gear pump which allows it to muscle through thicker oils like crazy!
 600 Micron 16" & 32" Bag Filters We've just added 600 micron to our great selection of bag filters! They're available in a poly mesh material and come in either 16" or 32" long with a 7" diameter opening at the top. Like our other bag filters, they have a metal ring sewn into the top for added strength. These fit great in the top of 275 gallon totes and can also be hung in the top of drums or buckets! 600 micron is a great size for initial filtering of vegetable oil or waste motor oil to get the large chunks out before going smaller  Heavy Duty Suction Filters Raw Power Oil Cleaning Centrifuge
Want to clean your oil like the pro's do? Then check out our great line of centrifuges! Available in 3450 RPM or the super powerful 6,000 RPM model, these centrifuges can filter oil clear down to 1 micron and do it with ease!The bowls are easily removable with their quick release bolts and clean up fast allowing you to clean the bowl and be filtering again literally within minutes of shutting it down to clean! Biodiesel Starter KitsClick Here To See All Our Biodiesel Starter KitsCLEARANCE & BARGAIN BINLooking to score a great bargain on items? Then check out our Bargain Bin page! We load it up with scratch & dent items, old stock, or items that we just need to get off the shelves in the warehouse.
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Essential Test Kits For Making Biodiesel
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Making great Biodiesel involves testing at every level. To help you do this, we've compiled a list of what we think are the essential test kits every Biodiesel producer should have available to use.
 Before you can make Biodiesel, you'll need to know how much chemical should be used. A titration kit allows you to measure the acidity of the oil through a process called Titration. The result given then indicates how much catalyst will be used in the recipe to process your oil into biodiesel.
Without titrating the oil, you're just guessing on how much chemical a reaction really needs. It's also a good way to make a big ole batch of goo! We still titrate every single batch we process.
 Water in oil is the absolute enemy of the Biodiesel reaction. It messes with the methanol, reacts with the oil to make soap, and just causes problems all the way around in the reaction. To ensure your oil is dry enough, we recommend always testing it's water content. Our water test kit is awesome for this task!
 Once you've made the Biodiesel, you'll need to test how well the reaction went. That way, if it didn't successfully react, you can still re-react it again to push the reaction all the way to completion.
Once you have a successful reaction, it's time for washing the fuel & testing it for soap, which leads us to the next test kit...
With your reacted Biodiesel finished, it's time to wash the fuel of all the soap, glycerin, and remaining contaminants.
To ensure that your soap level is low enough, you'll need to test it with a soap test kit. It's similar to titrating oil, except it requires glass pipettes because of the accuracy we need.
With these test kits in hand, you'll be ready to make high quality Biodiesel batch after awesome batch!
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| New Tutorial Videos | |
We've been busy filming new tutorial videos to help you make the most awesome Biodiesel possible! Check out our latest crop of tutorial videos!
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How To Test Biodiesel For Soap Content
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How To Test Biodiesel For Conversion
The 3/27 Methanol Test
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Check out the article that goes with the video too!
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Goldstream Monster Gear Pump
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2013 Biodiesel Compatible Diesels
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 The National Biodiesel Board has released their updated list of 2013 diesel engine powered vehicles that are compatible with Biodiesel. The list is fairly extensive and covers just about every auto maker selling diesel powered vehicles and equipment in the United States. This includes tractors, large commercial trucks, light duty cars & trucks, and more! |
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Do you have a topic you'd like to see covered in future issues? We're always looking for cool topics to cover here so send in your idea! Send it to info@utahbio.com with the subject line NEWSLETTER SUGGESTION. Sincerely, Graydon Blair Utah Biodiesel Supply
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