[biofuel] Coconut oil as fuel and lubricant

2002-09-23 Thread Shaji Pallath
Dear Sirs, Kerala state in India has its name originated from 'coconut trees'. Can someone tell me on the possibility of using coconut oil as fuel as well as lubricant in engines. What all properties matter - for coconut oil as a fuel and as a lubricant. Shaji from Kerala Yahoo! Properties

Re: [biofuel] Biogas Digester

2002-09-18 Thread Shaji Pallath
Sirs, It may not be feasible to simultaneously utilise the heat of composting and the methane. Composting is an AEROBIC process while methane production is ANAEROBIC. Different groups of bacteria which are entirely different are resposible for the processes. No utilisable heat is evolved in an