James Quaid
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:17:43 -0800
Has anyone ever used Moringa seed oil for biodiesel? Please see link for reference: <http://www.treesforlife.org/our-work/our-initiatives/moringa> We have found Moringa tolerates the desert heat well, grows very quickly, will flower in desert climes and handles saline water. Main problem is deer and rodents love it. It has to be grown in a cage if you have any wildlife in your area or it will disappear. The leaves also have a remarkable flavor. I am cultivating a small patch of jatropha (3 years). It grows well. But, it will not flower due to the dry desert heat. I plan to use it for it's medicinal value. Thanks, JQ Aridzona, US -----Original Message----- From: Jan Warnqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:14:20 +0100 Hello all. The Cuphea oil is similar to coconut oil with an iodine value of approx 17. This confirms its high content of saturated fatty acids, should as biodiesel create a nice cetane number. The catch could be the biodiesel final boiling point which should turn out scientifically lower that 350oC. Good or bad ? It would be nice to judge that from a report on the properties of Cuphea oil biodiesel. Jan W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cuphea Oil seed > Hi Tony > > It should be okay for biodiesel, it's been raising quite a lot of > enthusiasm in the industry in the US, but maybe that just means it's > better than soy. It's supposed to be similar to palm oil and coconut > oil (high caprylic and lauric acid content), yet the cloud point is > low, -9 to -10 deg C. I didn't find an Iodine Value for it though. > > HTH - best > > Keith > > >>Hello List, >>Has anyone used cuphea for bio-fuel? If yes, what were the results? >>Any additional information is appreciated. >> >>Thanks >> >>Tony Marzolino >> >>3624 Wilson Creek Rd, Berkshire, NY 13736 >> >>http://www.marzfarm.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/