Dear Ken
In Malaysia they are making biodiesel from olein palm oil and the
final product is clear as beta carotene is removed during the process of
making olein from crude palm oil as we did here in Thailand. But if
biodiesel is produced from crude palm oil the colour is off course
quite red because of beta carotene in it and we can remove by the method
as you mentioned. Right here in our department we can make mehtyl ester
from both crude palm oil and mixed crude palm oil with the percentage of
methyl ester up to 98 % (in small batch).
Regards
Gumpon
Ken Gotberg wrote:
>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:
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>>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]
>>
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