Biodiesel Experts International has teamed up with Saybolt Laboratories to provide our customers with FASTASTM results.

This process is FAST and SIMPLE.  Once you checkout with an ASTM D-6751 08-a testing slate you will be able to download a form that you send with your ONE (1) gallon sample to the provided address on the form.

Once received at Saybolt the testing results will be to you within only 2-3 business days! FAST!

PRODUCT:  

Total and Free Glycerin (ASTM D-6584)

In the past few years we have seen the inspection & testing industry undergoing significant changes, many attributable to the requirements of ISO 9000.  However the essentials of the inspection & testing business have remained the same; an inspection company operates to provide accurate and, as importantly, timely information.  In dynamic and fluctuating commodity markets it is obvious that the speed with which we deliver fast and accurate inspection & testing details to the client is a pivotal role.

Saybolt, as a "leading edge" inspection company, will therefore concentrate on maximizing the speed of reporting, whilst safeguarding quality, to become the world leader in providing our customers with not only the best, but also the quickest, service.

Were Fast is our motto, and therefore a key element in Saybolt's operations. We are confident that our profile will bring added value in today's market, and will assist all our clients in the achievement of their corporate objectives and goals.

Free & Total Glycerin: Perhaps the most important test for biodiesel is the measure of glycerin content. The key reaction in biodiesel production, transesterification, involves converting oils and fats to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). Glycerin is the major byproduct and is higher in density and more polar than the FAME. Glycerin may be present in free form, and bonded, (mono, di and triglycerides). Measurement of both is necessary to determine how the conversion reaction proceeded.
For producers: high glycerin content indicates the reaction has not proceeded to completion, or your driver and /or catalyst is weak (wrong concentrations).
For Distributors/End users: high glycerin may separate out in storage, plugging pumps and filters. It can also contribute to dirty injectors, thus causing poor combustion conditions.