creating bio diesel

njyothi_srm · #1 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

hi,
this is jyothi.i am doing my undergrad in bio-technology.i am working out ways to extract diesel from potential vegetable oils or plants..can anyone help me in this context of work
by letting me know the procees..

thank you

Tormod · #2 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

Hm. That sounds like an interesting project. I'm sure Tim or someone else here can give you some advice.

Tormod · #3 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

And of course - Welcome to Hypography!

TINNY · #4 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

Hmm...Sounds like a project from the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM).

TINNY · #5 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

what's wrong with fractional distillation?

njyothi_srm · #6 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

u r wrong..it is not from palm oil research institute of malaysia.
fractional distillation may be right..but how can you use it when applied to plants or vegetable oils..

TINNY · #7 (**permalink**) 12-13-2004

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u r wrong..it is not from palm oil research institute of malaysia

just joking, my friend.

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fractional distillation may be right..but how can you use it when applied to plants or vegetable oils..

just smash it up and heat it to the desired temperature of the carbon that you wanted, perhaps around 300 degrees C.

. Nah.. that's not what you're asking right? OK, clarify your difficulty on this project and what you have in mind. is it the refining process that's bothering you? infrared spectrofotometer and comatography will help. :shrugh: dunno man. Tim, our chemistry expert and wacky scientist; whaddya think?