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Biodiesel is the most environmentally friendly fuel we have. It's cleaner burning, biodegradable, runs in virtually any Diesel engine, And, you can make it at home for about $1.00 a Gallon. You'll love the savings.

Processor Design Information

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If you would like to read the detailed explanation about why our processors are the best designed, best built processors, click skip the next paragraph.

If you just want to know in a nutshell, what EZBiodesel processors the Premium biodiesel processor

Here are the quick, key points-

Includes a waste oil filtration setup to allow you to pre-filter your incoming used oil
Includes an oil heater, most others offer it as an option
Includes an infrared, point and shoot temperature measuring device to monitor oil and biodiesel temperatures
Comes with a sampling port for ease of titrations and viewing samples of wash water, biodiesel, etc
Insulated Tanks and Lines. We're currently the only manufacturers offering this important design feature
Properly vented tanks. Many don't offer a way to vent methanol fumes outdoors, which is very unsafe
We use Heavy Duty, Commercial grade black iron fittings, NOT PVC, on the biodiesel processing lines
Brass Ball valves, NOT PVC as these are very poor at holding up to the extreme environment of biodiesel making
Extra heavy wall, reinforced, see through hoses. Most use store bought hose, which is much thinner, and less durable
Labeled Valves for ease of operation
Included mist AND bubble washing. Most offer these as an option, or include only mist washing. We include both
Proprietary Catalyst mixing system. Uses a safe, air driven pump with a catalyst suspension system which will completely mix the catalyst in under 5 minutes.
Check valve on methoxide tank? Without it, you can end up with a BIG MESS.
Way to properly DRY your fuel. Without this, you'll be forced to dry by settling, which takes about a week. Ours takes 5-6 hours
Other points- includes a titration video, Nationally published biodiesel book, titration calculator, laminated shop reference sheets, operators manual (in color), mini batch kit, leather gloves, and many more small items, which you need to make premium, high quality fuel
1 year warranty on parts and labor

Here you'll find a detailed explanation of the overall design of our processors.

Click HERE to print out a chart you can use to compare our processor to others on the market.

Why Buy a Processor from us instead of building your own?

Good question. Yes, most mechanically minded people can figure out how to build a biodiesel processor, given long enough, and it will likely make biodiesel. But there's a BIG difference between a well designed processor that makes high quality fuel, and just a processor. MOST homemade processors start out with a poor design due to the builders lack of knowledge in correct design principles. And just because a processor makes fuel, DOESN'T mean it's good, high quality fuel. It can easily be full of free & total glycerin, soap, water, catalyst, methanol, mono-glycerides etc, BUT, it can look perfectly fine, even clear, while still containing many contaminants.

ASTM D6584 Lab Tests for Summit Enterprises LLC & EZBiodiesel

Click HERE to see a certified ASTM lab test for Free & Total Glycerin done by Fuel Only Laboratories on our fuel. The fuel was B100 made from used vegetable oil that titrated at about 2. We ran a single stage Transesterification process and our fuel tested WELL BELOW the allowable ASTM limit for Free & Total Glycerin, the first time we ever tested it. Free & Total glycerin is the most likely to fail with poor design, or taking shortcuts & we passed easily.

This would not be possible if you take shortcuts, or with a processor that was not designed properly.

And while a diesel will likely run quite awhile on low grade fuel, it will get you one day, costing a lot of money to repair. Our design is the result of Thousands of hours of research & testing. We have modified our design dozens of times to further simplify the process and improve the fuel quality. We've done the work for you. Why take chances?

And that's not to mention the 20 or 30 trips to the hardware store, hundreds of hours of research, wasted time building and re-building your processor, and still not knowing if you have it right. Your time is worth something. Stop and figure out if it's worth it to spend hundreds of hours trying to figure all this out on your own vs buying a complete, ready to run processor that you know will work. We can't count how many times others have called us with their horror stories about their own homemade processors. Glop, tons of Soap, Emulsions, no reaction, fouled injectors, and many more problems that can arise if you don't get it right.

We've been building processors for over 16 months now, with MANY processors sold, and have not had one person complain of engine problems. You won't find those results on the homemade biodiesel processor forums or boards. You will find one person after the next asking what went wrong with their homemade processor. Do you really want to risk it?

EZBiodiesel Process flowchart

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Click photo for a flowchart showing the EZBiodiesel making process.

To view a minute by minute breakdown of the time involved view our SAMPLE TIMELINE page.

For pricing information on our smaller processors click the button below

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Several New Models produce as much as 5000 gallons per batch.

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Before you compare us just on price alone, look at the difference in our processors.

Click on the photo below and ask yourself, which fuel would you want to run in your vehicle? Hint: our processor makes the fuel on the right, many others leave you with the fuel in the middle or the one on the left. Then compare what comes with our processors & you'll see ours are actually very fairly priced.

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What comes with a processor?

Click the button below for a detailed list & photos of all that comes with your processor

Processor parts list

Or click the button below for a list of about 80% of the parts it takes to build your processor

If you look around these days you'll find several biodiesel processors for sale. But look closely before you buy & you'll find that many are dangerous and/or poorly designed, often without key components in their design that are necessary to make High Quality Biodiesel. Or they are incomplete, leaving you to buy many items on your own. And the sad thing is YES, they probably will make biodiesel. But there is a big difference between high quality biodiesel and just biodiesel. But just looking at their pictures wont tell you whether their equipment makes high quality biodiesel or not. And of course they don't mention the things they leave out. But we're here to help you understand what it honestly takes to make high quality biodiesel. Our lists below will help you understand what is important in the process.

And, remember, many builders operate out of their garage, or do this part time, which could leave you without any customer support. We are a dedicated Biodiesel Manufacturing company. This is not a sideline or hobby for us. So we spend Hundreds of hours every month just researching, testing, studying & learning all we can about biodiesel. Do they?

The result of purchasing many processors out there would be Frustration, Wasted time, & Low Quality Biodiesel output. Many even suggest you can run biodiesel without washing or drying your fuel. But it's a fact that UN-washed & dried Biodiesel WILL NOT even come close to passing ASTM standards, meaning it is of low quality & generally full of free glycerin which can cause coking & fouling of your engine. Or, they say things like they can dry the fuel by simply running it through a 'Water Block Filter', which is totally untrue as the filters would clog up with water constantly. Plus filters are generally rated nominally meaning they don't stop everything from getting through. And do you really want water in your fuel?

ASTM Test comparisons of heated & washed vs Non heated & non Washed fuel

The test pages below were presented at a biodiesel conference we attended last year. The speaker runs a commercial biodiesel production plant & does all their in house testing using a Gas Chromatograph, (the only approved ASTM testing method). He has tested numerous samples of homebrew biodiesel and shows here what can go wrong. *(click photos to enlarge)

Here's a test done on fuel produced commercially from used cooking oil. This is very high quality fuel.

This test shows homemade biodiesel that was made with heat, but was left unwashed as they were told was it was ok to do that.

This test shows another homemade batch made with NO heat and NO washing. Notice how much glycerin is left behind.

And finally, this test shows how water washing removes most of the glycerin left over. But it also removes residual methanol & catalyst which are very hard on your fuel system.

ASTM D6584 Lab Tests for Summit Enterprises LLC & EZBiodiesel

This would not be possible if you take shortcuts, or with a processor that was not designed properly.

Our design is complete, and utilizes all the important principles REQUIRED to make high quality Biodiesel that is safe to use in your vehicle.

We build our processors using higher quality components such as hoses that are MUCH stronger & thicker than the competition, No PVC on the pressurized processor pumping lines themselves (they may get brittle & weaken from the biodiesel & methoxide mixture), and we use black iron fittings, a stronger pump, stainless steel misters & MUCH more. Yes, it costs a little more to build them this way, but the result is high quality fuel, and no problems down the line for you. We feel it's worth it.

If your planning on building your own processor, consider this. It takes the average person between 100-150 hours to design their 1st processor right, including searching the internet for weeks for information, chasing down all the parts, then re-designing it several times when they realize the errors in their design, etc. It is VERY time consuming, along with frustrating, and you risk designing it improperly, resulting in low quality fuel & eventual damage to your engine. And NO, you can't tell quality fuel just by looking. There can be damaging un-reacted Mono or Diglycerides in your fuel that you can't see. And there are no simple, at home tests you can do to check the quality of your fuel. And we've heard many stories about homebuilt biodiesel processors which ended up damaging someone's engine. BUT, if you use all the proven design principles of making biodiesel, you can make high quality fuel at home. Our processors do that for you.

Here's some of the advantage of our design-

100% total drain tanks, leaving no glycerin behind to contaminate the biodiesel
Factory built tank stands? (some build their own stands. Are they certified welders?)
A method to Filter the oil before processing (besides the obvious, filtering removes watery breading chunks)
A method to dewater the oil before processing (water in the oil makes soap, which is bad)
A way to heat the oil to the proper temperature (which is necessary for a complete reaction)
Infrared oil temperature monitoring
Insulated Tanks & lines on the processor to retain the heat (pretty much no one else does this)
Uses extra heavy wall, see through hoses instead of cheaper big box hoses?
Proper, timed, agitation time (you need to vary the time according to the oil temperature)
Pump with a proper flow rate to keep the chemicals thoroughly mixed, resulting in well reacted fuel
Pumps mounted properly resulting in easier priming (pumps mounted vertically are very difficult to prime)
ACCURATE scales which results in accurate titration testing which leads to a complete reaction rates
Safely Venting the methanol vapors outdoors, away from the workspace. All our tanks have this
Proper catalyst & Methanol mixing methods without leaving clumps behind, or using dangerous mixing methods
Proprietary catalyst suspension mixing system to ensure clump free, complete catalyst mixing
Check valve on methoxide tank? Without it, you can end up with a BIG MESS. Call us and ask us what we mean. We know a lot more tricks like this, some of which we wont list on here.
Maintenance free mist washing system ours uses 1 industrial duty mister which never clogs, but works very well
Complete bubble washing system
A method to dry the biodiesel after washing (filters won't remove all the water)
Brass Ball Valves with NO Use of pvc ball valves, (a very bad idea as they break easily, seize up and just don't hold up well to the methoxide/biodiesel mixture)
Labeled Valves- no guessing which valve is which
Thorough operating instructions (we give you a 25 page book)
Includes Titration video
Complete Mini batch and testing kit included
Includes Laminated quick reference guide for shop use? (1 side for titrations, the other for processing steps)
Includes Laminated Catalyst reference chart
Includes a Titration calculator spreadsheet
Complete educational materials. Lets face it. You're new to biodiesel. And if you buy a processor without understanding what biodiesel is, and what's important to make it, you will likely end up making some poor quality fuel. IT DOES TAKE SOME LEARNING. But with the proper education, it's not that hard to learn. We educate you with this website, and our customer only website (www.myezbiodiesel.com) our User guide & our 95 page book, 'Biodiesel, What it is and how to make it', which by the way, a publishing company has found and wants to publish our book because it's so well written and explains things in a simple manner. AND, we will always be glad to help you via email, or phone.

Compare our Processors to others on the market and you'll see the difference

Click HERE to print this chart so you can use it to compare our processor to others on the market.

If you compare carefully, you'll see the reason an EZBiodiesel is the Cadillac among processors in our class.

Note: we have now highlighted the areas most other brands are weak in. If they are weak in these areas you will likely make low quality fuel or it may be dangerous. Be sure to check out those areas.

..	EZ BioDiesel Processors	Fuelmeister™ Processor	Other brand	Other brand	Other brand
Product Features	..	..	..	..
Handles Most Used or New Cooking oils?	Yes	Yes	..	..
Industrial grade materials?	Yes	Yes	..	...
Makes a batch in as little as 8 hours? note 1	IMPORTANT - read note 1 below, or click HERE. For a sample timeline of making biodiesel click HERE	Yes	.	..
Comes with heating system? note 2	Yes, thermostatically controlled. Read the IMPORTANT note below , in the green box, about heat.	NO, Heating is optional	..	..
Comes with De-watering system?	Yes - if you don't de-water used oil, the water in the process will make soap, and you don't want that.	No
Designed for Proper Agitation time?	Yes, timer allows for 1 - 4 hour mixing time. Telling you that you can always use the same time is misleading. The temperature of the oil determines the time needed.	NO	..	...
According to an Iowa State University study, they showed that to achieve a .15% total glycerol requirement at 80° F took 4 hours & 30 minutes. While heating the reaction to the proper temperature achieved the same thing in fewer than 45 minutes. Therefore heat is important, as is the ability to run the pump longer than 1 hour at times. We give you a chart with proper temperatures & times.
Completely closed system and Fumeless?	Yes, all tanks vent to the outdoors.	NO, tanks do not vent to the outdoors	..	..
Insulated Tanks & Lines?	Yes with superior R-14 insulation Holds the heat in the tank, again important, especially in cooler months.	NO	.NO?	.NO?	NO?
Uses PVC Ball Valves?	NO
Uses Brass Ball Valves?	YES
Uses PVC Lines on the Processor?	NO
Uses Black Iron lines & fittings on the Processor?	YES

Comes with Total Drain Tanks?	Yes, our tanks are 100% total drain	No	.NO?	.NO?	NO?
Pump output	720 GPH (gallon per hour)	330 GPH	..	..
Power catalyst mixing system?	Yes. Uses an air powered mixing pump for safer spark free mixing	.	..	..
Non Clogging Catalyst mixing system?	Yes, our system uses a proprietary catalyst suspension system to guarantee no clumping or clogging	Probably not	Probably not	Probably not	Probably not
Highly accurate Scales included	Yes - very important when using used oil.	.	..	.
Built in Misting system?	Yes - Uses 1 Stainless steel misting head. No plastic lines to burst. Sprays a full cone, very fine mist spray.	Yes - with plastic lines	..	..
Comes with Bubble Washing setup?	Yes	NO	..	..
Comes with a way to properly dry the fuel after Washing?	Yes, we use a very efficient, low energy method of drying that will dry the fuel in about 2 hours. Note: A WATER BLOCK FILTER WILL NOT DRY THE FUEL. See note 3	NO	.NO?	.NO?	NO?
Hands on time per batch	About 1 ½ - 2 ½ hours with complete mistwashing, bubblewashing, & drying. (We don't cut corners on time or on design)	.	..	..
Comes with Methanol pump?	Yes - air powered, no hand cranking. Flows 12 gpm.	Yes	..	..
Includes safety gear?	Yes - full safety gear	Yes	..	..
Includes Titration Kit?	Yes	Yes	..	..
Comes with a mini batch kit?	Yes, allows you to make 1 liter 'test' batches. Great way to learn or test new oil sources	Yes	..	..
Reliable Customer Support?	Yes, We are here to stay. We promise to answer the phone when we can. We have full time personnel to answer phone calls, take orders etc. If we can't answer the phone we promise to return phone calls as soon as possible. Email support receives the same attention. We won't leave you out in the cold. Ask around on the internet about others & you'll find that's not always so.	?????	.	.
Comes with a Gaurantee?	Yes- 1 year on parts and labor
Comes with thorough instructions & educational materials?	Yes, includes step by step instructions, numbered valves, etc, along with our 95 page Biodiesel book "Biodiesel, what it is and how to make it" (View a Sample Here)	.	..	..
Expandable to make larger amounts?	Yes, with optional upgrade kit. Or available with the upgrade kit to start with.	Yes, but our Model EZ80 is a better bargain & only uses 1 tank.	..	..

Other points to consider -

1 - Others may mention a short time to make their fuel to impress you. What this means is they can make a batch, (unwashed) in that time, but it takes another day to complete the washing, so don't be confused. But they may not have you wash the fuel, so be careful there also as Unwashed biodiesel will NEVER be high quality fuel and will NEVER pass an ASTM test. AND, if they wash it, they have to dry it or you WILL have residual water in your fuel. We DON'T TAKE SHORTCUTS, so our timeframes are realistic, and truthful. So if you want clean, dried fuel, it takes about 2 - 2 1/2 days to completely wash & dry the fuel for optimal quality.

2 - We include a thermostatically controlled heating element that you hook up to a 55 gallon barrel with ALL systems. This is because heat is VERY important to the reaction process. You can make biodiesel without heat, but you risk making low quality fuel which could damage your vehicle. (requires some wiring skills, or an electrician, but it is important) We also offer a band heater for now wiring hookups.

3 - Although we include a water block fuel filter with our processors, we DON'T rely on this to remove all the water from the washing process. First of all there is to much for a filter to handle without clogging all the time. Secondly, filters are mostly rated at 'Nominal' ratings, which basically means that they DON'T stop all the materials they're designed to filter from passing through. (read more HERE) Some still gets through. So we give you a method to dry your fuel, using very little electricity, in about 2 hours. See our pictures below for examples of what it looks like with moisture in it, and without. Then decide which makes more sense to you. (click for larger views). YES, it looks nifty to put a nozzle right on the processor, BUT, if you are doing that, you probably are relying on a filter to dry the fuel, and it is a BAD IDEA. We offer a filling station to use AFTER you have properly dried your fuel.

Samples of washed and unwashed Washed but not dried, (in the drying tank) Dry biodiesel. Cloudiness is gone

We include a bubble washing system because it is a better method of washing your biodiesel, 'AFTER' you have done 1 mistwashing with the included mist washing system.

If you don’t clean and dry biodiesel what can happen?

Corrosion of fuel injectors (water, catalyst)
Elastomeric seal failures (methanol)
Fuel injector blockages (glycerine, soaps etc)
Increased degradation of engine oil
Pump seizures due to high viscosity at low temperatures
Corrosion of fuel tanks (excess water, catalyst)
Bacterial growths and clogging of fuel lines/filters

If they only include one scale, it should be accurate to .1gm, and handle amounts up to 1000gms. If it doesn't It's not accurate enough. That's why we include 2 scales. One is for measuring your 1gm of lye for the reference solution, and the other is to measure the several hundred grams for larger batches.

Ready to Run

You can set these processors up and be ready to run them within about 2 hours of getting it.

Here's what's required to get up and running:

Hook up a few hoses for venting
Hook up 1 hose to connect the methoxide mixer to the processor
Set up the heating barrel as described in the setup instructions
Install the drying setup
Plug in the processor
and you're basically ready to go

For more information try these pages on our site -

Visit our Help Page for details about how these processors work, and a FAQ about making biodiesel.

For information about Biodiesel in general, go HERE

For a Frequently Asked Questions page go HERE

Distributor inquires accepted.

Pricing

To view prices on the different processors available, click the link below

To view special Sale prices go HERE.

EZ BioDiesel is always striving to produce the highest quality product possible. We therefore reserve the right to make changes to our products at any time. The actual system you receive 'may' have very slight design differences but will always meet or exceed all published claims and specifications.

International orders will be available in the near future. Inquire via our Contact Page