Best Water Filter - Making Bio Diesel

[1965LONEWOLF]

What The Best Filter On The Market For Taking Water Out Of The Fuel ? A Friend Is Going To Make Some Bio Diesel And Asked If I Could Find Out. So Guys Whats The Best Filter Out There To Remove Water ?

 

[DFerverda]

There is no filter that i am aware of that will take suspended water out of the bio.

The best way to ensure no water is to build a standpipe wash tank and a standpipe dry tank.

Wash the fuel as usual,start to dry and circulate the fuel,after all the free water is out of the bd,when it is clear,let it settle a few hours and drain out the standpipe side of the wash tank (after draining the standpipe of any water),to the dry tank.

Then heat the fuel to 110-120°f and circulate the fuel,from the drain (bottom) and spray it along the top side of the barrel, with a small fan blowing across the top to evaporate the moisture. After about an hour or 2 shutdown the pump and let the bd settle, It should be clear,and you should be able to see a dime laying in the bottom of the dry tank. It should be cool after it settles. Clear the standpipe, filter and put the bio in the truck or tractor or whatever your running it in.

Dirk

 

[Mr. C]

A centerfuge is the only filter I've heard of that will remove water, but who has that kind of money?

Heat and evaporation are the most user friendly ways to get the water out. To my knowledge there are no water removing filters compatable with biodiesel to date, too bad someone could make a boat-load of money on an effective solution. Tell your friend to sniff around Bio & SVO forums for answers to many questions that will come up.



Regards,mike