Is it the animel fat or the Biodiesel that starts to solidify at around 10deg C?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Irwin > Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2005 8:40 > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] best oil to make BD > > Hello Juan, > > I have found animal fat converts really easy to biodiesel. The main > obstacle is that it is primarily a summer only fuel as it solidifies at > about 10-14 C. A lot depends on what resources you have and your local > climate. If you have a farm with animals that need feed, perhaps canola > (non-GM variety) is a good candidate. It has a good oil yield per hectare > and a reasonably low iodine value. You can feed the crushed seedcake to > your livestock. If you are in a good sized town or city, waste vegetable > oil is usually available from restaurants. It's quite variable and more > difficult to convert than unused oil but you can usually get it for just > your transport costs. If you live in a poorer area then look for wild > castor beans. They're have large yields and are generally free for the > picking but you can't use the seedcake for animal feed. It composts rather > well for a garden or farm soil amendment. It takes a stronger stomach > than mine to deal with the aroma. Castor oil was once used an an emetic to > cause vomiting. Other I'm sure have their favorites. > > Tom Irwin > > > > > _____ > > From: Mike Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Sent: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:28:27 -0300 > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] best oil to make BD > > Free is the best oil to use ;-) > > Juan B wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I Would like to know what is the best vegetable oil that can > be use to get the most biodiesel ? or it would be better to get animal > fat? > > I looked at the tables in the website but I did not > completely understand . > thanks > Juan > > > _____ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel > mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > <mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > <http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > <http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html> Search the combined Biofuel > and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > <http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/> > > > > << File: ATT89996.txt >> _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
