Re: [Biofuel] Jatropha vs Castor

2007-06-12 Thread Rexis Tree
Thx keith I missed out the castor oil discussion last time. Hello REXIS. The castor oil is highly questionable as a raw material for biodiesel production due to two important issues:: 1) The biodiesel from castor oil will have a too high viscosity well outside the specs. 2) The fatty acids of

Re: [Biofuel] Jatropha vs Castor

2007-06-12 Thread Dawie Coetzee
fleet consists of a hundred farm trucks, a dozen sports cars, and a first-strike pump. -Dawie - Original Message From: Rexis Tree [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 10:32:14 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Jatropha vs Castor I always think

Re: [Biofuel] Jatropha vs Castor

2007-06-11 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello REXIS. The castor oil is highly questionable as a raw material for biodiesel production due to two important issues:: 1) The biodiesel from castor oil will have a too high viscosity well outside the specs. 2) The fatty acids of castor oil are very special and polymerize easily forming

Re: [Biofuel] Jatropha vs Castor

2007-06-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Jan, Rexis Hello REXIS. The castor oil is highly questionable as a raw material for biodiesel production due to two important issues:: 1) The biodiesel from castor oil will have a too high viscosity well outside the specs. 2) The fatty acids of castor oil are very special and polymerize