----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Muffley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VITA Volunteers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 1:20 PM Subject: VITA Request: Rape Seed Oil
> If this request for information is not in your field of experience, > please delete it. No response is necessary. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > A requester from an unspecified location is requesting perspective information on the costs and related process of rape seed oil. > > Thank you, > Richard Muffley > > Information Services Manager > Volunteers in Technical Assistance > Suite 710 voice: 703-276-1800 > 1600 Wilson Boulevard fax: 703-243-1865 > Arlington, Virginia 22209 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 08:56:33 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: TECHNICAL PAPER 40 > > DEAR SIRS ,WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR TECHNICAL PAPER 40 , I WOULD BE VERY > GREATFUL IF YOU COULD ANSWER SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR ME. > > WE ARE INTERESTED IN EXTRACTING RAPESEED OIL BUT I CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER > IT IS A WORTHWHILE PROCESS. > > EXAMPLE - 1 MT OF RAPESEEDS COSTS USD 400 - MAXIMUM FROM EXTRACTION WE WOULD > ACHIEVE IS 350 LITRES OF CRUDE OIL. DURING REFINING AND DEOUDRISING WE WOULD > LOSE 5 - 8 % MEANING WE ARE LEFT WITH APPROX 320 LITRES OF OIL - COST BEING > 1.25 USD PER LITRE. > > BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY PURCHASING REFINED RAPESEED OIL IN DRUMS AT PRICE OF > 0.55 USD PER LITRE ????? > > THIS IS BAFFLING ME , IS THE OIL WATERED DOWN OR SOMEHING TO BRING THE COST > DOWN OR SOMETHING. PLEASE YOUR HELP ON THIS SUBJECT WOULD BE WELL APPRECIATED. > > REGARDS > > M.IDRIS > > --- > Request Posted: vwww.vita.org/inquiry/ > Volunteers in Technical Assistance > 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/
