From Pannirselvam P.V, Brazil Hi Bruno, all other TOM,KEITH list members
Thank you very much to bring here the very simple process to make bio fuel from coconut. After intensive search I am able to see the free well made videointerview of Matthias Horn German migrant and an engineer interesting interviews. One can see in this video how the cocoon oil is made as well how the oil is is stored 20 days , then used after sedimentation , in the engine as 100 porcent , which one can get very easily via google search.All rural area can develope fast as the energy cane made using simple press , not even mini oil plant may not be needed. The simple hand operated hydraulic press outlined in JTF used by us for small comunity in Brazil to make oil as well the more costlier stainless steel two tube similar press in Australia all working well to make oil from seeds in small scale level.Thepure coconut oil has 5 times much value than diesel fuel, yet can very cheap in many rural palce as diesel is 8 times much costlier now in Brazil Nearly 20 days are used with water to make the biofuel , so that the unwanted impurities including water is decanted and separated without machines . Keith replied earlier that simple process, catalyst can also work to make biofuel regarding the new catalyst preparation from spent biomass ash. I as chemical engineer , not much belief in natural ecological process can hardly believed this ,as not knowing well that the biological and ecological are always low energy , simpler rather than the man made methods , but surely , I do believe and agree with Keith that this process so simple , but does not need any catalyst at all as wel as a need to heat up . I am sure Matthias Horn really do not have recourse's and hence do not invent the things like what big companies do , yet his process need a lot of debate , as understanding of the same can be the true ecological process what we we all need as the process involve biotechnological natural process, even there is no need to inoculate the microbes . I expect Tom , Keith and other bring more information .One may wonder how 100 coconut oil after fermentation and separation of impurities , is found to be a great success, not mixed anything alcohol etc Certainly some problems may be there due to fatty acid,glycerin , but making job for mechanics are also good way , where everything is very difficult.Here in Brazil , the cost of petrol diesel is 8 times more in isolated islands. If we can use this biological methods as pretreatment before we can use the KOH liquid catalyst, we may simplify the biofuel making process. Banana leaves and stems are reported to contains very high amount of K and KOH can obtained from this em plenty . Some small amount of water ,liquid soap , fatty acids are better components biofuel than oil, or petroleum , thus no need to separate if used minimum amounts . This simple two stage biological and KOH process yet need to be optimized based on the raw material available in rural areas. Thus real rural development is not an Utopia , can be possible.But sharing this knowledge all the place is yet another problem, but our list has very good list members spread all over the world.We can do better work too, even before big blues make huge profit by buying their oil and ten making fuel , selling them with huge profit with small farmer, who are all always the good market place for big blues such as the Wallmart ,Carrefour and other Surely the reported work is not the mad man work , but a novel new process with perspective for us change the way make biofuel. Twenty years before nobody could have believed in micro computers , even Bill Gate may not believed that the open software such as Mozilla firefox can be success, but today they are reality making our social network can happens. Thus , I believe the small scale biorefinary can be possible to reduce the wastes , making wealth for all , naturally competing with mini and macro refinery .Brazilian bio ethanol is the examples where micro distilleries do coexist with mini and macro Best wishes and regard sd Pannirselvam 2007/5/9, Bruno M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
This news article is about Bougainville, an Island of Papua New Guinea, where all fuels has to be imported by ship. So fuel is expensive, that makes coconut oil as SVO or BD quicker economical feasible. Gr Bruno M. FYI: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coconut oil powers island's cars By Phil Mercer BBC News, Sydney *People on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have found their own solution to high energy prices - the humble coconut. *They are developing mini-refineries that produce a coconut oil that can replace diesel. From police officers to priests, the locals are powering up their vehicles and generators with coco-fuel. Inquiries for the coconut power have come in from overseas, including Iran and Europe. For years, the people of Bougainville have been dependent on expensive fuel imported onto the island. Shortages have often caused many businesses in this part of Papua New Guinea to grind to a halt. High energy costs have not helped either. Increasingly, locals are turning to a cheaper and far more sustainable alternative to diesel. Coconut oil is being produced at a growing number of backyard refineries. Matthias Horn, a German migrant and an engineer, operates one such refinery. "They sometimes refer to me as the Mad German because how can you do that to your car... filling it with some coconut juice that you normally fry your fish in," he said. "The coconut tree is a beautiful tree. Doesn't it sound good if you really run your car on something which falls off a tree and that's the good thing about it. You run your car and it smells nice and it's environmentally friendly and that's the main thing." Mr Horn said his work had attracted interest from Iran. Refineries like his also produce oils for cooking and cosmetics as well as soap. Coconut power is not new in Bougainville. The island endured years of civil unrest in which thousands of people were killed in a fight for independence in the 1990s. Dwindling supplies of diesel forced islanders to look for alternatives and the coconut was chosen. In peacetime, new technology is propelling this sweet-smelling industry to greater heights. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6634221.stm Published: 2007/05/08 09:43:39 GMT (c) BBC MMVII =============================================================================== _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
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