JR's Biodiesel

On May 12th we mixed methanol, and sodium hydroxide into our vegetable oil. To mix it we placed the sodium hydroxide in to the vegetable oil and shook the bottle until it dissolved. After it dissolved we poured methanol (the measurment amount evades my memory) and placed the bottles upside down and sat over night to let everything settle to the bottom. Then on May 13th we drained all the vegetable fat out of our bottles. We poured the biodiesel into beakers and poured it back into the 2 liter bottles after they were cleaned.