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depending on the reaction will biodiesel mix? why or why not?
Like many reactions, this process produces something we want (biodiesel) and something we
do not (glycerol). How do we go about separating the two? Let's answer the following questions
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7. Will biodiesel and glycerol mix? Why or why not?
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Transcribed Image Text:Like many reactions, this process produces something we want (biodiesel) and something we do not (glycerol). How do we go about separating the two? Let's answer the following questions to find out. 7. Will biodiesel and glycerol mix? Why or why not?
Below, you can see the reaction for the synthesis of biodiesel. It involves mixing vegetable oil,
methanol, and sodium hydroxide together and gently heating it to produce biodiesel and
glycerol. We'll be examining it in the next series of questions.
H2C.
C1
+ 3 CH,OH
HC.
methanol
vegetable oil
C2
NaOH
OH
H3C
Но
HO
biodiesel (methyl linoleate)
glycerol
o +8
3.
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Transcribed Image Text:Below, you can see the reaction for the synthesis of biodiesel. It involves mixing vegetable oil, methanol, and sodium hydroxide together and gently heating it to produce biodiesel and glycerol. We'll be examining it in the next series of questions. H2C. C1 + 3 CH,OH HC. methanol vegetable oil C2 NaOH OH H3C Но HO biodiesel (methyl linoleate) glycerol o +8 3.
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