Candlenut Tree
I wonder if anyone has looked at these plants for biofuel.
I first saw it on Maj. gittins "ABC Bush Tucker " show.
The fruits are literally used as candles.
So they must contain heaps of oil/resin (??)
They seem to be grown in a VERY wide range of climates from Canberra to Queensland.
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Kernels of the widespread candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana) are about 60 percent oil.
In many countries this is extracted and used in paints and varnishes, as a
wood preservative and for lighting.
The nuts themselves will burn with a sooty flame and can be pulverised and moulded into a candle.
Aboriginal people found them useful when lighting fires in wet weather and the oil is useful for fixing ochre for painting.
The nuts are also extremely nutritious, containing more than 4200 micrograms of thiamine per hundred grams.
Only certain processed yeast products such as vegemite
contain more.
However, the raw nuts have a reputation for causing stomach upsets and are avoided by some Aboriginal groups.
Others, however, roast them in the fire to render them edible. This destroys a toxin in the oil,
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http://www.wettropics.gov.au/st/st_p...bushtucker.pdf
Aleurites moluccana, the Candle Nut, is a tree with a wide distribution.
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A fast growing species, it is often found in disturbed rainforests. It is described as a bushy tree to 20 metres with a wide spreading crown. Distribution is north-eastern Queensland and the Pacific Islands.
It makes a suitable shade tree and a good ornamental with its large leaves and attractive white flowers.
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SGAP(Qld) - Bush Tucker - Candle Nut
A google search on making your own biofuels gives dozens of sites
EG
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Making Biodiesel ...... Why?
At VegieCars, we prefer to modify the Fuel System rather than the fuel.
The diesel engine was originally designed by Rudolf Diesel to run on vegetable oil, and later came to be run on mineral fuels.
He thought that this engine could assist farmers to be more self sustaining, and not have to rely on outside inputs for their mechanisation.
Today most farm vehicles have a diesel motor, which many farmers could be operating from resources grown on their own farm!
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