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Originally Posted by freeztar
Thanks Turtle.
So why is the adsorption of iodine bad? Is there a certain "critical mass" point to look for?
The wiki states:
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The higher the iodine number, the more unsaturated fatty acid bonds are present in a fat.
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My chemistry knowledge is pretty weak, so perhaps someone can elaborate on this as it relates to the OP? |
Here's my edumacated guess given what we have.
Al gave us 2 criteria for bio fuel by crop type; the number of gallons per acre, and the iodine number. Furthermore, he rated each criteria by crop, and obviously the more gallons per acre makes sense as 'bigger is better'. So now given that a smaller iodine number is better according to Al's rating, and that a smaller iodine number means fewer unsaturated fatty acid bonds according to Wiki, and since we are burning the oil/fat as fuel, then I conclude that the fewer of these bonds, the more complete, and so efficient, the combustion.
