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Green Lab 4 Rupp
Green Lab 4 Rupp
Preparation of Biodiesel
Renewable Feedstocks for Fuel Production
Introduction
Waste Disposal
Both your byproduct layer and your biodiesel should be placed in the
containers provided in the lab. Do not pour them down the sink. Perhaps the
biodiesel will be used in the department’s oil burners.
Report
You will be required to submit a lab report for this experiment, in English.
It should include a title, a short introduction section, an experimental section
(how you did the experiment) and your results. Write it in your own words.
Experiment 4
Preparation of Biodiesel
Equipment Needed (Things in bold are not currently in 506)
14 ml methanol
0.5 g sodium hydroxide (Important! Use this from a new bottle, where pellets
are not stuck together. Otherwise there is too much water in the reaction and it
doesn’t work well. Probably need to ask department head to buy new.)
60 ml vegetable oil
300 ml methanol
10 g NaOH
1.5 l vegetable oil
Helpful Hints
If it is warm, it may be helpful to cover the flask when dissolving the sodium
hydroxide so that methanol isn’t lost to the air. However, do not stopper tightly.