Hi Ong You can try separating beta carotene from the FAME by distillation as an additional profit center. Distillation decolorizes and gives you a clean product leaving behind the carotene. CPO is a bit cheaper and why not WVO? FYI CPO contains 500-to-3,000 ppm carotenes, mostly beta.
Ken in Indonesia --- obk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Kieth & all, > In Malaysia, we are producing high quality biodiesel > from refined palm oil > (RBD olein). But the price of RBD is prohibitive- > RM2,000 (US$ 530) per > m/ton which is RM1.80 (US$ 0.47) per liter. Is there > any other cheaper > virgin vegetable oil available? > What is the price of rapeseed oil (canola?), soya > (soy) oil, corn oil per > liter? > > Malaysia palm diesel ASTM test results: > Pour point -3C > Density @ 15C 0.87 > Kinematic viscosity @ 40C 21.5 > Flash point 90.5 > Sulphur 0.05 > Water & sediment not detected > acid number 0.19 > > Detailed test report available on request. > Anyone interested in importing or manufacturing > palm diesel? > > We are also using lubricating engine oil made from > RBD to run our motor > cars and lorries. Anyone dare to try? > > Regards, > Ong BK > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
