Washing requires a higher conversion than 
Base amounts:
 

Not
Wash

NaOH

3.5g/L

KOH

3.5g/L

 

 

 

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Oil

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Methanol

use this much methanol for each unit of oil

  %        

Lye

the base amount of catalyst needed

g/L 

Titration

Enter the value you determined by titration

g/L


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Oil

  Liters

Oil

  Gallons

Methanol

  Liters

Methanol

  Gallons

Lye

grams

Lye

ounces

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KOH Purity Adjustment
Divide the Base amount from the table above by the percentage purity found on the bag of KOH.

Example:

Base = 7 / 89% = 7.87

In this example you enter 7.87 in the Lye box