Re: [Biofuel] Aftermath of Copenhagen

Hi Darryl www.10n10.ca is looking good, well done. I'll upload a link and description at JtF. For our part, our carbon footprint isn't too bad, probably better than most. We haven't bought any petro for more than six years, we grow almost all our own food, we compost everything (THE best way t

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl esters biodiesel - Lee - was (no subject)

Hello Lee Did you have any results yet with heads and tails tests? Best Keith >Keith: Thanks for responding. I do a second distillation using calcium >chloride and then 3A molecular sieve to dry the alcohol. So far I have been >using 50% lard mixed with 50% soybean oil (both used) . I am in

Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed

Hello Jan >Hello all. The Cuphea oil is similar to coconut oil with an iodine value of >approx 17. This confirms its high content of saturated fatty acids, should >as biodiesel create a nice cetane number. The catch could be the biodiesel >final boiling point which should turn out scientifically l

Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed

Hi James Maybe Peter knows by now, his trees are four years old: Re: [Biofuel] temperate oilseed tree? Guag Meister Fri, 26 Aug 2005 Also: moringa 15 matches

Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed

Has anyone ever used Moringa seed oil for biodiesel? Please see link for reference: We have found Moringa tolerates the desert heat well, grows very quickly, will flower in desert climes and handles saline water. Main problem is deer

Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed

Hello all. The Cuphea oil is similar to coconut oil with an iodine value of approx 17. This confirms its high content of saturated fatty acids, should as biodiesel create a nice cetane number. The catch could be the biodiesel final boiling point which should turn out scientifically lower that 35

Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed

Hi Tony It should be okay for biodiesel, it's been raising quite a lot of enthusiasm in the industry in the US, but maybe that just means it's better than soy. It's supposed to be similar to palm oil and coconut oil (high caprylic and lauric acid content), yet the cloud point is low, -9 to -10