Hello Hanns Thanks for the info. But I'm not sure why you need enzymes for cellulose conversion. That's still a very iffy field. You should be able to ferment the liquid and distill out the ethanol, normal alcohol production. Husks and shells are best used as you plan, for coir and heating and charcoal. See our Biofuels library for how-to info on distilling. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html
>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. It's a good scheme, but you'll need a more appropriate technology than Etherington's if it's really to benefit the local people. It's rather easy to end up widening the income gap and further excluding the very people you're trying to help. You should ask VITA if they have a good technology for this, or ITDG, or ECHO, few others. More info here: http://journeytoforever.org/at_link.html Appropriate technology resources >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. Maybe not. Regards Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ >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! 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