Dear Mr. Tom Irwin:
Did you find by your own experience that tallow is a good
raw material for producing biodiesel? or there is any bibliography that you can
indicate me on the subject?.
Your help will be the most appreciated, thanks in
advance.
Cordially, Mr. F.J. Burgos
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Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:39
PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] best oil to make
BD
Hello Juan,
I have found animal fat converts really easy to biodiesel. The main
obstacle is that it is primarily a summer only fuel as it solidifies at about
10-14 C. A lot depends on what resources you have and your local climate. If
you have a farm with animals that need feed, perhaps canola (non-GM variety)
is a good candidate. It has a good oil yield per hectare and a reasonably low
iodine value. You can feed the crushed seedcake to your livestock. If you are
in a good sized town or city, waste vegetable oil is usually available from
restaurants. It's quite variable and more difficult to convert than
unused oil but you can usually get it for just your transport costs. If
you live in a poorer area then look for wild castor beans.
They're have large yields and are generally free for the picking but you
can't use the seedcake for animal feed. It composts rather well for a
garden or farm soil amendment. It takes a stronger stomach than
mine to deal with the aroma. Castor oil was once used an an emetic to cause
vomiting. Other I'm sure have their favorites.
Tom Irwin
From: Mike Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:28:27
-0300 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] best oil to make
BD
Free is the best oil to use ;-)
Juan B wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I Would like to know what is the best
vegetable oil that can be use to get the most biodiesel ? or it would be
better to get animal fat?
I looked at the tables in the website but
I did not completely understand . thanks Juan
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