Glycerin, Glycerin everwhere, what to do?
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Glycerin, Glycerin everwhere, what to do?
The age old problem for us larger-batch bio guys.
We pull ~12 gallons of gly out of every 50 gallon batch we make. Do that 2-3 times a week and you've got darn near a couple of large drums of glycerin sitting around.
We've been taking ours to a local larger bio retailer who takes it for a charge of 20cents/gal, or roughly $10 a barrel.
But it's not so much the cost as the hassle of getting it over there.
So, although I know this topic has been around the block in the past, I just wanted to get some thoughts from the folks who are producing large quantities of glycerin.
Thanks!
TX
We pull ~12 gallons of gly out of every 50 gallon batch we make. Do that 2-3 times a week and you've got darn near a couple of large drums of glycerin sitting around.
We've been taking ours to a local larger bio retailer who takes it for a charge of 20cents/gal, or roughly $10 a barrel.
But it's not so much the cost as the hassle of getting it over there.
So, although I know this topic has been around the block in the past, I just wanted to get some thoughts from the folks who are producing large quantities of glycerin.
Thanks!
TX
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Living on a ranch has it's benefits! I use all the glycerol I make. After recovering the MeOH I mix the glycerol 50-50 with water and use it as a dust suppressant on our gravel roads. I also mix it with water and spread it on my fields as a supplemental fertilizer. Last year I made a ton of fuel pellets using 10 percent glycerol mixed with 90 percent waste straw. The fuel pellets worked great, but I found out they burn way to hot for a pellet stove! I'm looking for a "corn" stove to try, they have a heaver fire-box that should last longer..............
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