Re: [Biofuel] What is Bio-Oil ???

2005-08-24 Thread bob allen
You use it just like fossil crude oil. Further refining will afford just about what ever you want, from low molecular wt gases and distillates up thru asphalt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can it be used as diesel substitute in cars? If not, what applications? > > Rgds > WH > > >

Re: [Biofuel] What is Bio-Oil ???

2005-08-24 Thread Carot3
Can it be used as diesel substitute in cars? If not, what applications?   Rgds WH ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://j

Re: [Biofuel] What is Bio-Oil ???

2005-08-24 Thread bob allen
bio oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, and minor amounts of a lot of other stuff such as alcohols ethers, ketones, etc. The exact composition of the mixture varies as to the source and degradative conditions. Basically one catalyticly reforms carbon/hydrogen/oxygen in plant matter to m

Re: [Biofuel] What is Bio-Oil ???

2005-08-24 Thread Keith Addison
>Dear ALL > >I recently come across a newspaper article in Canada where a company >converted biomass to bio-oil through a process called Pyrolysis. > >Pyrolysis extracts oil from plant material by burning biomass in an >oxygen free environment, and then cooling the resulting vapors until >they c

Re: [Biofuel] What is Bio-Oil ???

2005-08-24 Thread Aidan Wilkins
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that this power plant is being constructed as we speak. It is being installed in my town to power a hard wood flooring company. When it is running I will let you know. Aidan > > > Dear ALL > > I recently come across a newspaper article in Canad

Re: [Biofuel] What is Bio-Oil ???

2005-08-24 Thread Carot3
Dear ALL   I recently come across a newspaper article in Canada where a company converted biomass to bio-oil through a process called Pyrolysis.   Pyrolysis extracts oil from plant material by burning biomass in an oxygen free environment, and then cooling the resulting vapors until they cond