Safety

First Aid

Chemical burns

First Aid for caustic burns by Graham Lamming

BurnSurgery.org (graphic images)

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Reactants

Methanol¹

Catalysts

Potassium Hydroxide - Anhydrous²
Potassium Hydroxide - (85% - 90%)
Sodium Hydroxide (95% - 100%)²
Sulfuric Acid¹

Products/Byproducts

Biodiesel
Glycerol/Glycerin¹ (Pure^#)
Wash Water

^# Glycerol byproduct of the Biodiesel reaction is not pure, but rather,  a mixture of salts, residual catalyst, water, and Methanol. 

¹ Source - Iowa State University - Department of Chemistry Website
² Source - Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials - School of Engineering and Applied Science
 

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