Kirk wrote: > http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Copaifera_langsdorfii.html >Uses >That the oleoresin called copaiba could be obtained by incising the trunk >was first reported in England in 1625, in a work published by Purchas, "...a >single tree is said to yield about 40 litres." (Grieve, 1931, reprinted >1974). Quoting nobel-laureate Calvin, Maugh says (1979), "Natives ... drill >a 5 centimeter hole into the 1-meter thick trunk and put a bung into it. >Every 6 months or so, they remove the bung and collect 15 to 20 liters of >the hydrocarbon. Since there are few Rabbit diesels in the jungle, the >natives use the hydrocarbon as an emollient and for other nonenergy-related >purposes. But tests have shown, he says, that the liquid can be placed >directly in the fuel tank of a diesel-powered car."
The Diesel Tree. We never hear any more about it. Until Marc sent me this - a bit more about Copaifera langsdorfii, and about Calvin: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/liquefaction.html Liquefaction Keith ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
