Keith, Once again, thanks for your help and advice, which I will still ask for more of, being a newcomer to the biofuel movement. Please see my messages to Gerry, Marc de Piolenc and Kirk for further explanations of what I am trying to do. That is to start a village based industry in PNG (where I have close family ties) involving the production of bio fuel (import replacement, job creation, environmental conservation) and the coconut palm, because the copra industry is all but dead (income producing, job creation, etc.) and there are plenty of coconuts everywhere.
Re the enzymes for cellulose conversion, I will need prices, quantities required, and more info on the actual process. This means to start learning some serious organic chemistry, about which I know very little. My expertise being in the computer and social development fields. Best Regards, Hanns -----Original Message----- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 21 May 2001 12:24 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] Coconut Oil etc. >Hans >I think Robert posted what you are looking for >Kirk That's for converting cellulose. What's the carbohydrate/sugar content of the coconut liquid? It should be quite high, high enough for ordinary fermenting and distillation. Hanns, you need to do a refractometer test. If you haven't got the process set up yet, you can probably do it without removing the oil first, the sugar reading should be the same either way. Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ >robert luis rabello wrote: > > > > >I want to make ethanol from newspaper, something I have in rather > > > >abundant supply, I was wondering if anyone knowes where I can get > > > >the enzymes to change the cellulose to glucose. > > > >Thanx, > > > >Buddy > > > > > > > Here are a couple of links you can try: > > > > http://www.enzymedevelopment.com/cellulas.htm > > > > http://www.deerland-enzymes.com/cellulase4000.htm > > > > I think you'll find this approach rather expensive right now, but good > > luck! > > > > robert luis rabello > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Hanns B. Wetzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 8:35 AM >To: Bio Fuels at Yahoogroups.com >Subject: [biofuel] Coconut Oil etc. > > >Hello All, > >Am researching the making bio-diesel from coconut oil with a fairly low tech >small scale (possibly community based process in PNG) where the coconut >flesh is first finely grated, then mixed with the juice, then cold pressed >to produce an emulsion. This is then heated (not boiled) to separate out the >oil which is then decanted off, filtered, and trans-esterified. > >Am wondering whether the remaining liquid would have sufficient carbohydrate >content for it to be used as feedstock for ethanol production. > >Anyone with ideas/knowledge on the subject. Comments would be extremely >welcome. > >Hanns > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
