[Biofuel] Castor oil as a therapy
Thanks to D. Mindock for the Castor oil post. Here is one comment from someone whom I passed this on to: Hi Wes, since Dr. Hamilton left I`ve been without a doctor, anyway to make a long story short I found a narouapathis [sp?] practitioner in Glen Tay, he`s kept me going when I thought I`d had it! castor oil is his fixit for everything, blueberries are his favourite followed by flax seed oil, I know it sounds delightful but a little bit of honey makes the medicine go down! See you S. Appreciating beneficial posts like this I think some folks may be interested in this: http://www.rexresearch.com/milkovic/milkovic.htm I believe the link was contributed from Keelynet.com. A fellow from Serbia has discovered over unity energy from the application of a pendulum used in conjunction with a lever. There seems to have been a resurgence of advances in over unity lately. Including that unspeakable magnetic motion. . hope this is not offensive to anyone., Wes ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Castor oil as a therapy
Hi Wes, Interesting link to Milkovic's work. I wonder if you could apply added pendulum energy to a bicycle, and have a sort of long-distance low-effort gear. On 1/6/07, Wes Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to D. Mindock for the Castor oil post. Here is one comment from someone whom I passed this on to: Hi Wes, since Dr. Hamilton left I`ve been without a doctor, anyway to make a long story short I found a narouapathis [sp?] practitioner in Glen Tay, he`s kept me going when I thought I`d had it! castor oil is his fixit for everything, blueberries are his favourite followed by flax seed oil, I know it sounds delightful but a little bit of honey makes the medicine go down! See you S. Appreciating beneficial posts like this I think some folks may be interested in this: http://www.rexresearch.com/milkovic/milkovic.htm I believe the link was contributed from Keelynet.com. A fellow from Serbia has discovered over unity energy from the application of a pendulum used in conjunction with a lever. There seems to have been a resurgence of advances in over unity lately. Including that unspeakable magnetic motion. … hope this is not offensive to anyone., Wes ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Castor oil as a therapy -- interesting article
Castor Oil From David William's Alternatives Newsletter. CASTOR OIL - Natural Protection from Deadly Viruses Dr. David G. Williams -- ALTERNATIVES -- v6 n1, July 1995 __ Moving on to more exotic techniques to increase immune system efficiency, we come to castor oil. I can remember my dad telling me time after time about his mother's devotion to castor oil when he was growing up. At the first sign of any illness in one child, she would immediately give all the children a quick oral dose of castor oil. There's no doubt it provided a quick solution for constipation, and from what I can tell, it must have a positive effect on memory too. My dad can vividly remember the taste and effects of castor oil to this very day. In many ways, castor oil is a very unique substance. While most of us are familiar with its use as a remedy for constipation, folk healers in this country and around the world have used castor oil to treat a wide variety of conditions. Its effectiveness is probably due in part to its peculiar chemical composition. Castor oil is a triglyceride of fatty acids. Almost 90 percent of its fatty acid content consists of ricinoleic acid. To my knowledge, ricinoleic acid is not found in any other substance except castor oil. Such a high concentration of this unusual, unsaturated fatty acid is thought to be responsible for castor oil's remarkable healing abilities. Ricinoleic acid has been shown to be effective in preventing the growth of numerous species of viruses, bacteria, yeasts and molds. (J Am Oil Chem Soc 61;37.323-325.) This would explain the high degree of success in the topical use of the oil for treating such ailments as ringworm, keratoses (non-cancerous, wart-like skin growths), skin inflammation, abrasions, fungal-infected finger- and toenails, acne and chronic pruritus (itching). Generally, for these conditions the area involved is simply wrapped in cloth soaked with castor oil each night, or if the area is small enough, a castor oil soaked Band-Aid can be used. (For persistent infections and those finger- and toenails that have discolored and hardened, a good 10 to 20 minute soak in Epsom salts, prior to applying the castor oil, usually speeds up the healing process.) Castor oil's antimicrobial activity, while very impressive, comprises only a small part of the story concerning this mysterious oil. While castor oil has been thoroughly investigated for its industrial uses, only a minimal amount of research effort has been directed toward its medicinal benefits. In Russia the oil is known as Kastorka. The stem of the plant is used in the textile industry. The extracted oil has a very consistent viscosity and won't freeze even in Russia's severe climate. This makes it an ideal lubricating oil in industrial equipment. Medicinally, the oil is added to products to restore hair (one part oil to 10 parts of grain alcohol), treat constipation, skin ulcers, some infectious gynecological conditions and eye irritations. The castor bean plant is actually native to India, where it is called Erand. There we found it being used extensively for all types of gastrointestinal problems like constipation, dysentery and inflammatory bowel disease. It was also used to treat bladder and vaginal infections and asthma. We were told the seed kernels or hulls (without the actual seed) could be boiled in milk and water and taken internally to relieve arthritis and lower back pain accompanied by sciatica. We also found early reports of nursing mothers in the Canary Islands using poultices made from the leaves of the castor bean. They applied the poultice to their breasts to increase milk secretion and relieve inflammation and milk stagnation in the mammary glands. Applying the poultice to the abdominal area promoted normal menstruation. While I find all of these uses of castor oil very interesting, the most exciting use deals with ways to increase topical absorption through the use of castor oil packs or poultices. Much of the current use of castor oil packs, in the U.S. anyway, can be attributed to the late healing psychic, Edgar Cayce. Time after time he recommended their use. Based on his reports, I began to use them in my practice over 12 years ago. But even though I, and numerous other doctors, have continued to experience remarkable results, the technique is still practically unknown and shunned by most health care professionals today. This is probably due to two reasons. First, it's just too simple. It's hard for most people to imagine that something as simple as castor oil packs could have a profound effect on any health problem. Secondly, in our present health care system, positive results alone do not constitute the critical factor in determining whether a treatment will be accepted by the medical establishment. [Everybody (except probably the poor patient) now seems to be more concerned about how something is supposed to work, than
[Biofuel] Castor Oil Based Biodiesel
Dear All, We made a small 100 litre batch with exact measurements. We got glycerine and the biodiesel layer is clear. But when we are washing it some creamish layercomes up. It seperates easily from water and forms a different white or layer. Please suggest where we have been stuck up. Regards, KAKU CHOPRA. Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Castor oil
if im reading this right, castor shells can be distilled and the ethanol be introduced into the BD to thin it? the heat from distilling the mash should damage the ricin, and even if it cant be composted immediately, it could be digested for methane energy output and the sludge could/should be composted for maximum effect in the field. this eliminates the need for tight security and disposes of a hazardous material all at once. brilliant work everyone, thank you!!! Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (most likely to get me) - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Castor oil Hello I would like to know if it´s posible to make biodiesel from castor oil. Hi Andrés Certainly it's possible. I think you can just make it the same way as with any other oil. Castor beans can yield three times as much oil as soybeans, averaging 1,413 litres of oil per hectare or 151 US gal per acre or more. The plant often grows as a weed on waste land and doesn't need much or any care and attention. From previous messages: I have had some experience in growing the plant a few years ago. The plant grows into a stalk approximately 5-7' tall with a diameter of approximately 4', it will continue to produce seeds continuely for several months. The seeds grow from bunches with approximately 6-8 seed pods per bunch, with each pod containing 3 seeds encased in a hard shell. -- Addison Griffith In Chile, castor bean is a serious weed. It grows extremely fast, reaching over two meters height and diameter within 8 months. If you have moisture, as near an irrigation canal, you can collect many hundreds of seeds, even perhaps a thousand or more from each plant. It thrives on no management or additional fertilization. Roadsides are a good place to find them. I considered them, together with jojoba, as an oil seed crop, before selling out and moving to Argentina. I crushed one, yes one, plant's worth in a primitive homemade press and got about a liter of oil. -- Andres Yver The oil has a lower Iodine Value (85) than either soy or rapeseed oil so it won't oxidise and polymerise as easily and can be stored for years without deteriorating. Unlike palm oil it also has a low melting point (-18 deg C), making it a good winter fuel. The seed contains ricin, which is highly toxic, but it's in the seed husk and remains in the seedcake, there isn't any in the oil. The seedcake is said to be suitable for use as an organic fertiliser (but it isn't easily composted). But it is a disadvantage that the seedcake cannot be fed to livestock. James Duke says: Although it is highly toxic due to the ricin, a method of detoxicating the meal has now been found, so that it can safely be fed to livestock. See: Ricinus communis, Handbook of Energy Crops, James A. Duke, 1983 http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Ricinus_communis.html Pannirselvam in Brazil discussed a direct process, without extracting the oil from the crushed seeds first: ...one step simultaneous extraction and esterification, the patented process use crushed seeds to make four products, the biodiesel, the glycerol, the protein, carbohydrate that seem to be deintoxicated for animal feed. Bob Allen said: I interpreted this to mean that the crushed seeds are subjected to the alkali catalyst/methanol hence the seedcake is exposed to the reaction... Ricin is a protein which would be denatured by the reaction conditions. Denaturation just means changing the shape of the protein, thus inactivating it. But we don't know the details of the process Pannirselvam mentioned. He also said One main problem with castor oil BioD is the viscosity that can be easily solved. But he didn't say how. Castor oil is much more viscous than other vegetable oils, and 100 times more viscous than petroleum diesel fuel. As with all oils, it's much less viscous once turned into biodiesel, but the viscosity is still higher than the limits allowed by the national biodiesel standards. Blending it with some ethanol might be a solution. Unlike most other vegetable oils, castor oil is ethanol soluble. Pannirselvam also mentioned producing ethanol from the carbohydrate portion of the seedcake, leaving just the protein for the livestock feed. This paper in the Biofuels online library discusses using castor oil to separate anhydrous ethanol, which could be used instead of methanol in the biodiesel process. Separating Ethanol From Water -- by Renaldo V. Jenkins of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA. More economical methods of separating water from ethanol to produce anhydrous ethanol: 2. using castor oil. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil This is an informative website about castor oil, and biodiesel generally: http://www.castoroil.in/uses/fuel/castor_oil_fuel.html Castor Oil as Biofuel Biodiesel - Info, WWW Resources
Re: [Biofuel] Castor oil
Viscosity is a big problem. If viscosityof castor oil biodiesel ishigher than the limits allowed by the standards, it's a good idea to make biodiesel from castor oil? How can be solved this problem?Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: HelloI would like to know if it´s posible to make biodiesel from castor oil.Hi AndrésCertainly it's possible. I think you can just make it the same way as with any other oil.Castor beans can yield three times as much oil as soybeans, averaging 1,413 litres of oil per hectare or 151 US gal per acre or more. The plant often grows as a weed on waste land and doesn't need much or any care and attention.From previous messages:"I have had some experience in growing the plant a few years ago. The plant grows into a stalk approximately 5-7' tall with a diameter of approximately 4', it will continue to produce seeds continuely for several months. The seeds grow from bunches with approximately 6-8 seed pods per bunch, with each pod containing 3 seeds encased in a hard shell." -- Addison Griffith"In Chile, castor bean is a serious weed. It grows extremely fast, reaching over two meters height and diameter within 8 months. If you have moisture, as near an irrigation canal, you can collect many hundreds of seeds, even perhaps a thousand or more from each plant. It thrives on no management or additional fertilization. Roadsides are a good place to find them. I considered them, together with jojoba, as an oil seed crop, before selling out and moving to Argentina. I crushed one, yes one, plant's worth in a primitive homemade press and got about a liter of oil." -- Andres YverThe oil has a lower Iodine Value (85) than either soy or rapeseed oil so it won't oxidise and polymerise as easily and can be stored for years without deteriorating. Unlike palm oil it also has a low melting point (-18 deg C), making it a good winter fuel.The seed contains ricin, which is highly toxic, but it's in the seed husk and remains in the seedcake, there isn't any in the oil. The seedcake is said to be suitable for use as an organic fertiliser (but it isn't easily composted). But it is a disadvantage that the seedcake cannot be fed to livestock.James Duke says: "Although it is highly toxic due to the ricin, a method of detoxicating the meal has now been found, so that it can safely be fed to livestock." See: Ricinus communis, "Handbook of Energy Crops", James A. Duke, 1983http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Ricinus_communis.htmlPannirselvam in Brazil discussed a direct process, without extracting the oil from the crushed seeds first: "...one step simultaneous extraction and esterification, the patented process use crushed seeds to make four products, the biodiesel, the glycerol, the protein, carbohydrate that seem to be deintoxicated for animal feed."Bob Allen said: "I interpreted this to mean that the crushed seeds are subjected to the alkali catalyst/methanol hence the seedcake is exposed to the reaction... Ricin is a protein which would be denatured by the reaction conditions. Denaturation just means changing the shape of the protein, thus inactivating it."But we don't know the details of the process Pannirselvam mentioned. He also said "One main problem with castor oil BioD is the viscosity that can be easily solved." But he didn't say how.Castor oil is much more viscous than other vegetable oils, and 100 times more viscous than petroleum diesel fuel. As with all oils, it's much less viscous once turned into biodiesel, but the viscosity is still higher than the limits allowed by the national biodiesel standards.Blending it with some ethanol might be a solution. Unlike most other vegetable oils, castor oil is ethanol soluble. Pannirselvam also mentioned producing ethanol from the carbohydrate portion of the seedcake, leaving just the protein for the livestock feed.This paper in the Biofuels online library discusses using castor oil to separate anhydrous ethanol, which could be used instead of methanol in the biodiesel process.Separating Ethanol From Water -- by Renaldo V. Jenkins of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA. More economical methods of separating water from ethanol to produce anhydrous ethanol:2. using castor oil.http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoilThis is an informative website about castor oil, and biodiesel generally:http://www.castoroil.in/uses/fuel/castor_oil_fuel.htmlCastor Oil as Biofuel Biodiesel - Info, WWW Resources on Castoroilas Bio-fuel, Bio-dieselSome previous messages you should read:http://snipurl.com/s4vkRe: [Biofuel] sustainable biodiesel from Casto : Big is not beautiful, span rutiThu, 06 Apr 2006http://snipurl.com/s4vlRe: [Biofuel] sustainable biodiesel from Casto : Big is not beautiful, sKeith AddisonWed, 12 Apr 2006http://snipurl.com/s4vmRe: [Biofuel] sustainable biodiesel from Casto : Big is not beautiful, span rutiFri, 21 Apr 2006Hope this helps.BestKeith___Biofuel
[Biofuel] Castor oil
HelloI would like to know if it´s posible to make biodiesel from castor oil. LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto.MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.rd.yahoo.com" claiming to be http://es.voice.yahoo.com___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Castor oil
Hello I would like to know if it´s posible to make biodiesel from castor oil. Hi Andrés Certainly it's possible. I think you can just make it the same way as with any other oil. Castor beans can yield three times as much oil as soybeans, averaging 1,413 litres of oil per hectare or 151 US gal per acre or more. The plant often grows as a weed on waste land and doesn't need much or any care and attention. From previous messages: I have had some experience in growing the plant a few years ago. The plant grows into a stalk approximately 5-7' tall with a diameter of approximately 4', it will continue to produce seeds continuely for several months. The seeds grow from bunches with approximately 6-8 seed pods per bunch, with each pod containing 3 seeds encased in a hard shell. -- Addison Griffith In Chile, castor bean is a serious weed. It grows extremely fast, reaching over two meters height and diameter within 8 months. If you have moisture, as near an irrigation canal, you can collect many hundreds of seeds, even perhaps a thousand or more from each plant. It thrives on no management or additional fertilization. Roadsides are a good place to find them. I considered them, together with jojoba, as an oil seed crop, before selling out and moving to Argentina. I crushed one, yes one, plant's worth in a primitive homemade press and got about a liter of oil. -- Andres Yver The oil has a lower Iodine Value (85) than either soy or rapeseed oil so it won't oxidise and polymerise as easily and can be stored for years without deteriorating. Unlike palm oil it also has a low melting point (-18 deg C), making it a good winter fuel. The seed contains ricin, which is highly toxic, but it's in the seed husk and remains in the seedcake, there isn't any in the oil. The seedcake is said to be suitable for use as an organic fertiliser (but it isn't easily composted). But it is a disadvantage that the seedcake cannot be fed to livestock. James Duke says: Although it is highly toxic due to the ricin, a method of detoxicating the meal has now been found, so that it can safely be fed to livestock. See: Ricinus communis, Handbook of Energy Crops, James A. Duke, 1983 http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Ricinus_communis.html Pannirselvam in Brazil discussed a direct process, without extracting the oil from the crushed seeds first: ...one step simultaneous extraction and esterification, the patented process use crushed seeds to make four products, the biodiesel, the glycerol, the protein, carbohydrate that seem to be deintoxicated for animal feed. Bob Allen said: I interpreted this to mean that the crushed seeds are subjected to the alkali catalyst/methanol hence the seedcake is exposed to the reaction... Ricin is a protein which would be denatured by the reaction conditions. Denaturation just means changing the shape of the protein, thus inactivating it. But we don't know the details of the process Pannirselvam mentioned. He also said One main problem with castor oil BioD is the viscosity that can be easily solved. But he didn't say how. Castor oil is much more viscous than other vegetable oils, and 100 times more viscous than petroleum diesel fuel. As with all oils, it's much less viscous once turned into biodiesel, but the viscosity is still higher than the limits allowed by the national biodiesel standards. Blending it with some ethanol might be a solution. Unlike most other vegetable oils, castor oil is ethanol soluble. Pannirselvam also mentioned producing ethanol from the carbohydrate portion of the seedcake, leaving just the protein for the livestock feed. This paper in the Biofuels online library discusses using castor oil to separate anhydrous ethanol, which could be used instead of methanol in the biodiesel process. Separating Ethanol From Water -- by Renaldo V. Jenkins of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA. More economical methods of separating water from ethanol to produce anhydrous ethanol: 2. using castor oil. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil This is an informative website about castor oil, and biodiesel generally: http://www.castoroil.in/uses/fuel/castor_oil_fuel.html Castor Oil as Biofuel Biodiesel - Info, WWW Resources on Castoroil as Bio-fuel, Bio-diesel Some previous messages you should read: http://snipurl.com/s4vk Re: [Biofuel] sustainable biodiesel from Casto : Big is not beautiful, s pan ruti Thu, 06 Apr 2006 http://snipurl.com/s4vl Re: [Biofuel] sustainable biodiesel from Casto : Big is not beautiful, s Keith Addison Wed, 12 Apr 2006 http://snipurl.com/s4vm Re: [Biofuel] sustainable biodiesel from Casto : Big is not beautiful, s pan ruti Fri, 21 Apr 2006 Hope this helps. Best Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to
Re: [Biofuel] castor oil
Castor oil is much more valuable as castor oil rather than biodiesel ~ $800 per mt in the US with no processing costs. Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] castor oil
Castor oil is much more valuable as castor oil rather than biodiesel ~ $800 per mt in the US with no processing costs. Hello Ken How much you can flog it for in the US isn't the wjhole point. It grows like a weed, it's free. As Pannirselvam was saying, castor oil is one of the lynchpins of rural biofuels projects in the large and poverty-stricken arid region of Brazil. They don't aim to sell it in the US, they'll use it themselves because they can provide it for themselves. They can provide ethanol for themselves too, and you can do some interesting things for local energy independence by mixing the two. There are also other plans for castor oil fuel in Brazil. In India, industrial corporations that are well aware of market prices are doing large-sized domestic deals involving castor-oil biodiesel, so there must be more to the global supply-and-demand picture than you say. Not that local biofuelers are interested in the global supply-and-demand picture anyway. Best Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] castor oil
I think I remember hearing that Castor oil was used like like motor oil in lawn mowers during oil fuel rationing in WWII. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] castor oil
see for example http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdetailmin.do?categoryId=9003076contentId=6008867 Randall Phelps wrote: I think I remember hearing that Castor oil was used like like motor oil in lawn mowers during oil fuel rationing in WWII. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Castor oil for 2-Cycle? was ethanol:gasoline ratio
snip I also asked about biolubricants to use in 2 cycle engines and was given the following reply: The best lubricant for 2-cycle use is Castor oil. You can buy it at any pharmacy and it is soluble in ethanol. Add about 2 oz per gallon. And again, there may be more information that differs. This just sounds very easy and convenient. Hope that this helps. Best wishes, Peggy --- Hi Peggy, Been lurking here for sometimes but now you really caught my attention as I hate my chain saw exhaust smell/pollution... Do I understand well that I could use 2 oz castor oil per 132 oz ethanol (4 liters) in my chain saw? What other modification would have to be made to the chain saw to be ethanol/castor oil ready? I heard of rubber problem? Can ethanol be replaced by methanol? JCT ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] Castor oil for 2-Cycle? was ethanol:gasoline ratio
Castor oil has been used as lubricant in 2 cycle engines for years in the world of motorsports racing. The downside is it does leave harmful deposits in the combustion chamber and piston, reducing the life of the engine. Racing engines are constantly being re-built, so the deposits are not a factor in engine life. So be forewarned that bean oil may lead to a shorter life in your chainsaw. The good news is that replacing a piston is relatively easy, and a good lesson in mechanics for anyone wishing to be more green. - Original Message - From: JCT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 7:47 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Castor oil for 2-Cycle? was ethanol:gasoline ratio From: Peggy [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip I also asked about biolubricants to use in 2 cycle engines and was given the following reply: The best lubricant for 2-cycle use is Castor oil. You can buy it at any pharmacy and it is soluble in ethanol. Add about 2 oz per gallon. And again, there may be more information that differs. This just sounds very easy and convenient. Hope that this helps. Best wishes, Peggy --- Hi Peggy, Been lurking here for sometimes but now you really caught my attention as I hate my chain saw exhaust smell/pollution... Do I understand well that I could use 2 oz castor oil per 132 oz ethanol (4 liters) in my chain saw? What other modification would have to be made to the chain saw to be ethanol/castor oil ready? I heard of rubber problem? Can ethanol be replaced by methanol? JCT ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[biofuel] castor oil
To any responders: I noticed on the JTF website that castor beans are a high yield oil crop. Also, that castor oil can be used to produce anhydrous ethanol. What are the prospects or problems associated with castor oil as feedstock for biodiesel production? It seems to me that the use of castor oil presents an opportunity to close the loop in the production process. Curiously, Bill C. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7dY7FD/R_ZEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
Re: [biofuel] castor oil
Bill C. writes: I noticed on the JTF website that castor beans are a high yield oil crop. Also, that castor oil can be used to produce anhydrous ethanol. What are the prospects or problems associated with castor oil as feedstock for biodiesel production? It seems to me that the use of castor oil presents an opportunity to close the loop in the production process. I saw that castor oil method of drying wet ethanol, but the way the abstract was worded sounded like the experimenter had not even TRIED it, but was only talking theoretically. The whole process of waiting for all your ethanol to diffuse thru a layer of oil, all the time keeping it hot and maybe under vacuum while assiduously avoiding any bubbling (which would ruin it) seems slow and painful to me. But hey, give it a try. As for making biodiesel, I see 2 possible problems. Castor oil is mostly ricinoleic, which is oleic with a mid-chain hydroxyl group. The OH group is fairly reactive, and might have a tendency to make polymer or something else during the biodiesel reaction. A better chemist could address that one. Also, if the ricinoleic survives well, it could polymerize (slowly) in storage. Castor is a drying oil, after all... Again, try it! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
Re: [biofuel] castor oil
Thanks for the input. Bill C. - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] castor oil Bill C. writes: I noticed on the JTF website that castor beans are a high yield oil crop. Also, that castor oil can be used to produce anhydrous ethanol. What are the prospects or problems associated with castor oil as feedstock for biodiesel production? It seems to me that the use of castor oil presents an opportunity to close the loop in the production process. I saw that castor oil method of drying wet ethanol, but the way the abstract was worded sounded like the experimenter had not even TRIED it, but was only talking theoretically. The whole process of waiting for all your ethanol to diffuse thru a layer of oil, all the time keeping it hot and maybe under vacuum while assiduously avoiding any bubbling (which would ruin it) seems slow and painful to me. But hey, give it a try. As for making biodiesel, I see 2 possible problems. Castor oil is mostly ricinoleic, which is oleic with a mid-chain hydroxyl group. The OH group is fairly reactive, and might have a tendency to make polymer or something else during the biodiesel reaction. A better chemist could address that one. Also, if the ricinoleic survives well, it could polymerize (slowly) in storage. Castor is a drying oil, after all... Again, try it! Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
Re: [biofuel] castor oil
To any responders: I noticed on the JTF website that castor beans are a high yield oil crop. Also, that castor oil can be used to produce anhydrous ethanol. What are the prospects or problems associated with castor oil as feedstock for biodiesel production? It seems to me that the use of castor oil presents an opportunity to close the loop in the production process. Curiously, Bill C. Don't know much about castor oil biodiesel, shouldn't be a problem - acceptable iodine value, non-drying, low melting point, very good lubricant. Also don't know much about using it for dehydrating ethanol. We only have that one reference and have never had any feedback on it. I wish someone would try it. 3A zeolite works just fine though. Most US castor oil is imported, by the way, but it does grow in the US. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/castor.html Castorbeans Keith Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
Re: [biofuel] castor oil
where is the jtf website? I would like know how to use caster oil to make anhydrous ethanol.. From: William Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2002/07/25 Thu AM 11:47:58 EDT To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] castor oil To any responders: I noticed on the JTF website that castor beans are a high yield oil crop. Also, that castor oil can be used to produce anhydrous ethanol. What are the prospects or problems associated with castor oil as feedstock for biodiesel production? It seems to me that the use of castor oil presents an opportunity to close the loop in the production process. Curiously, Bill C. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
Re: [biofuel] castor oil
jtf = http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] castor oil where is the jtf website? I would like know how to use caster oil to make anhydrous ethanol.. From: William Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2002/07/25 Thu AM 11:47:58 EDT To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] castor oil To any responders: I noticed on the JTF website that castor beans are a high yield oil crop. Also, that castor oil can be used to produce anhydrous ethanol. What are the prospects or problems associated with castor oil as feedstock for biodiesel production? It seems to me that the use of castor oil presents an opportunity to close the loop in the production process. Curiously, Bill C. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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 Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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] Castor oil
Quick note: I was considering castor plants as an energy crop for use here in the Philippines. What deterred me was that Purseglove lists castor plants as soil-depleting, requiring extensive fertilization to maintain soil productivity. Further inquiry revealed that castor used to be cultivated here on a large scale - mainly for paints and varnishes. It was given up because it wasn't profitable - probably because of the need to buy lots of imported fertilizer. Marc de Piolenc Iligan, Lanao del Norte -- Remember September 11, 2001 but don't forget July 4, 1776 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7dY7FD/R_ZEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
