Re: [biofuels-biz] The prefered FA content of oils for biodiesel production.

2002-07-02 Thread Steven Hobbs
Harry, I think you mentioned to me the islanders drive around their diesel engined vehicles with local crushed oils with no need for conversion. What is the FA profile for these oils? Steven gjkimlin wrote: Steve and I have been discussing the breeding of the perfect oil plant. I will do some

Re: [biofuels-biz] The prefered FA content of oils for biodiesel production.

2002-07-02 Thread steve spence
The oil we use for SVO/WVO use is of unknown mixed sources, so FA profiles are useless for us. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ Human powered devices, equipment, and transport

[biofuels-biz] The prefered FA content of oils for biodiesel production.

2002-07-01 Thread gjkimlin
Steve and I have been discussing the breeding of the perfect oil plant. I will do some comparisions of the FA content of cultivars where the FA composition is known. Meanwhile I'll start comment with: carbon chains of between 12 and 16 preferably monounsaturates i.e. one double bond. My