Workshop Overview
Please join us for
a hands-in workshop on how to make your own biodiesel from free
used cooking oil. Workshops are 5-6 hours in length and
are intended for those who are serious about learning all about
the craft of making biodiesel.
You will learn:
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What biodiesel
is (and is not)
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Myths and
facts about biodiesel
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How it can be
made at home
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Simple tests
for biodiesel quality
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Where and how
it can be used
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Safe storage
and handling of supplies and equipment
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How to find,
qualify, collect and transport free used cooking oil
You will get to:
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Perform a
titration test of the oil to tell how 'used' it is
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Qualify oil
from restaurants you want to work with
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See a
40 gallon batch of biodiesel being made using the FuelMeister
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Perform
quality tests on examples of good and bad biodiesel
You will receive:
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A handbook - a
detailed workshop handbook will be provided free
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A mini-batch
of biodiesel - to take home
that you make at the
workshop. If you want to use the workshop to help qualify
one or more potential oil sources for you, then read the
Application Note on
developing sources of used oil.
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