Kavitha, This is not unexpected response from Professors as I have also countered several of such points three years ago when we launch our project in Thailand. We have got things going now; both technically, politically and commercially. I presented a paper to the APCC (Asia Pacific Coconut Communities Coference ) on this issue and the Chairman of the Organization who is a highly respected Professor from India and everyone agreed with me that converting some of the excess coconut oil into clean-burning biodiesel is a great way to help both the farmers and the urban residents. In fact this could go hand in hand with your government's program on ethanol, recently announced. If you need supports from your government contact the rep. of your country office of APCC; they would be able to at least change your poressor's mindset! Samai www.ethanol-thailand.com --- Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kavitha, > > At the risk of sounding rude, at least in some > respects it is > your professor who is in greater need of help than > you relative > to accurate understanding of biodiesel. > > Biodiesel is not a fatty acid. It is an alkyl ester > - an > oxygenated fuel of considerably different combustion > and physical > properties than a fatty acid. > > And while bio-diesel (alkyl esters) is comprised of > longer chains > than D-1 and D-2, it is the very fact that they are > oxygenated > that gives biodiesel many of its cleaner burning > properties. Most > of the other beneficial emissions properties are > derived from the > fact that it is not fossil fuel derived and > therefore the only > PAHs in the emissions are from crankcase oil blow > by, not the > fuel itself. > > There is a universe of difference between bio-diesel > and > petro-diesel emissions. > > Unfortunately, his disbelief in relation to > emissions reductions > is not in line with over a decade of emissions tests > (EU and US) > and the more recent tier Health Effects Studies > conducted on > soybean methyl esters. > > I would hazard to both guess and wager that his > "disbelief" is > somehow centrally connected to India's present > policies outlawing > diesel transportation due to the heavy concentration > of emissions > in urban areas. > > Sadly, India is taking a path of demonizing diesels > rather than > implementing the use of an enormously clean fuel > such as > biodiesel, which would give both instant relief from > the vast > majority of emissions (erego immediate improvements > in urban > health) and also permit the progressive elimination > of the point > sources of the heaviest emissions, such as 2 stroke > diesel > engines which scavenge oil vapors and release the > combusted by > products as PAH rich emissions. > > Hopefully his disbelief is short lived and it > doesn't prove to be > detrimental to your work or your review, as this is > one > technology and fuel source that could enormously > benefit India's > population centers, not to mention the entire > country. > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kavitha palaniappan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:37 AM > Subject: [biofuels-biz] Help! > > > > > > I am a post-graduate science student in India. I > am very much > interested in the production of biodiesel. After > going through > the various websites, I decided to take up the > production process > as my project work. However, my professor says that > the > biodiesel produced from waste oil is only a fatty > acid and not a > diesel. Moreover, this biodiesel has a longer > hydrocarbon chain > (than normal diesel) and hence would cause more > pollution. He is > not ready to accept the emission reduction facts as > given in the > websites. > > > > Please help me! > > > > Kavitha. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups > Sponsor ---------------------~--> > > 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/MVfIAA/9bTolB/TM > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > ------~-> > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel at WebConX > > > http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at > NNYTech: > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > >
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