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chemkid_23 · « **on:** June 14, 2011, 09:11:51 pm »

Is biodiesel soluble in water? Is it because of the OH groups?

cltf · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:16:13 pm »

no, the chain is too long

b^3 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:17:58 pm »

wai tisnt biodiesel the formed from the reaction of a fatty acid and methanol, meaning it has a ester linkage and not OH groups?

chemkid_23 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:18:29 pm »

cheers

chemkid_23 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:19:03 pm »

yes b^3 that is correct

b^3 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:21:08 pm »

good, thought I'd confused everything up for a min, heart stopped. :buck2:

chemkid_23 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:22:16 pm »

LOl dw theres going to be a lot of heart stopping tomorrow, specially if it's anything like today's physics from what i heard and read

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