Have seen some mention of Rice bran being used but I believe that is the layer under paddy husk. (its removal turns brown rice into white rice). according to my information the oil in this material turns rancid very quickly ruining the product for human or animal consumtion in a matter of hours so there is quite a supply of material with little market- around the 8 - 10 % weight of oil I think. because the product is very light this still may not be economic to process. There is one report out about solvent extraction of the oil with methanol with subsequent processing without needing to reclaim the solvent here http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/pdfs/bcota/abstracts/19/41.pdf maybe something in it. Have no information about the other materials. Saw dust may be worth looking into as some timber has quite high oil content A quick search notes that pressure treated timber residues and plywood residues should not be used in compost because of high oil levels whether this has a basis in fact I have no Idea. I can find nothing to suggest that there is enough oil in sugar cane residue to be worth persuing but is worth looking at for ethanol production as the alchohol reactant. I can find no explicit note of its oil content but the following extract seems to indicate it is negligable QUOTE "sugar cane juice and palm oil are two radically different energy sources, the former being composed essentially of soluble sugars, while the latter contains glycerol and fatty acids" ENDQUOTE from Effect of replacing sugar cane juice with African palm oil (Elaeis guineensis) on performance and carcass characteristics of pigs Livestock Research for Rural Development Volume 10, Number 1, January 1998
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