can someone tell me about the property of jatropha bio-diesel compare to
the rapeseed oil bio-diesel and palm oil bio-diesel?
thanks
best regards
gorvans
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Subject: [Biofuel] jatropha bio-diesel
dear sir
can someone tell me about the property of jatropha bio-diesel compare to
the rapeseed oil bio-diesel and palm oil bio-diesel?
thanks
best regards
gorvans
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Hi Gorvans
The oil from rape seed and palm have glycerol linked fatty acids
and hence need methanol or etanol to get way glyerine and make
BioD which is an ester of acids with alcohol and thus need
reator , catalysts, washing , purification and energy to mix all etc.
The
This is already being done by a chap in Australia using the Jatropha
oil.
http://www.bebioenergy.com/biodiesel.htm It is reported as being
every bit as good and even superior to petro diesel. many of the
questions asked concerning jatropha are answered there.
Of course, being a bit biased, I
