Kerosene Is far cheaper than naphtha,
and contains mixed aliphatic hydrocarbons,
but is defined:
colorless, thin mineral oil
whose density is between 0.75 and 0.85 grams
per cubic centimeter. A mixture of hydrocarbons,
it is commonly obtained in the fractional distillation
of petroleum as the portion boiling off
between 150 and 275 (302-527).
This has been investigated by my ass-wipe buddy,
Marvin-the
(un)-magnificent, at some time in the past
with
fair results. Nothing to brag about,
cheaper than naphtha, but not as good.
I asked him why he had not tried diesel,
(since he refused
to try gasoline in the surmision
that I was trying
to get him to blow himself up{damn: foiled again..!]
so he did, with very good extraction results.
Did I mention you can get 6X as much diesel
as naphtha for the
same money about?
Look for the green nozzle..
I told him that different parts of the country
may have different additives,
and that test samples should be run
to assure things
before getting serious.
(serious is 12 grams around that piker's dungeon..)
see
http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuels/bulletin/diesel/L2_7_
You can use the microwave to heat the GUP's
in the liquid,
but careful you don't burn the GUp's
underneath the transparent liquid...
I prefer to heat to 105C over good stirring,
and filter hot.
Pour the filtrate into shallow pans
to see the crap that condenses on the bottom.
(You will have to let it sit for a day...)
It takes aout 4 or 5 heat/stir trips for the diesel
to appear clear:
pour in an oz of water in the filtrate
and see if IT looks clear..
sounds like a PITA,
but if you have the patience for this many washes,
and a rinse with hot Xylene,
your dry ISO alkie extract will be gratifying.
The above results arise from diesel.
Marvey did it twice.
Once he added dried epsoms, shook,
let settle, and filtered. Once, he didn't.
made no difference.
I can't see why there would be one,
since the temp was raised above 100C.
(thereby driving off any free water anyway...)
Here's some interesting factoids for your review:
Stabilizers
Acid-base reactions are another mode of fuel instability. The stabilizers used to prevent these reactions
typically are strongly basic amines
and are used in the concentration range
of 50 ppm to 150 ppm.
They react with weakly acidic compounds
to form products that remain dissolved in the fuel,
but do not react further.These could be available in some areas in greater or lesser quantities, to unknown effect.
"Unknown" because they COULD be a significant advantage in
dealing with the same stuff that "Japan Driers" (with their cobalt atoms...) effectively remove. Or not.
Speaking of which,
check out the "metal deactivators"
"
Metal Deactivators
When trace amounts of certain metals,
especially copper and iron,
are dissolved in diesel fuel,
they catalyze (accelerate)
the reactions involved in fuel instability.
Metal deactivators tie up (chelate)
these metals, neutralizing their catalytic effect.
They typically are used in the concentration range
of 1 ppm to 15 ppm."IF these activators chelate the poly-ampholytes,
or one of the orange ish gaaks, making them insoluable
to the dry iso pull, that would explain why the
results are crystallishuous.