To store Biodiesel for future use, it would depend on how much I was dealing with. If only a small quantity, then probably a red gas can labeled "BIODIESEL" will do. For larger amounts, use a 55-gal drum, but make sure its a good one.

Treat it the same as you would any fuel.

Since fuel containers are usually color coded and marked for a particular type of fuel. For instance, gasoline storage containers are usually red and marked "gasoline". Kerosene containers are blue, and diesel is in yellow, would it not be more "safety" conscientious to store in a yellow canister marked "biodiesel".

Just a thought

Spray Paint is cheap and effective. A gallon of Yellow brush on paint can also be inexpensive. I just wonder how long it will resist the occasional BD run down the side.

-Jim

I was looking for some information on the shelf life of biodiesel.

How long can it be stored?
What is it susceptible to?
What are some of the precautions needed to protect it?

I built a finished biodiesel storage tank out of a 55 gallon plastic barrel. I obtained (from surplus) a 25 foot nylon hose and attached it to a 3/4 inch steel pipe running from the barrel top to within an inch or two of the bottom (to allow for continued dropout of contaminants). This whole arrangement was then mounted just below the high ceiling in my garage.

When a batch is finished, I pump it from my all-in-one modified appleseed through the nylon hose up into my storage tank. Later, I can gravity drain (syphon) it down the same hose into my F-250 Turbodiesel truck.

It works great!

I can add pictures if you like.