creating bio diesel

[njyothi_srm]

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]

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

[Tormod]

And of course - Welcome to Hypography!

[TINNY]

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

[TINNY]

what's wrong with fractional distillation?

[njyothi_srm]

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]

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

just joking, my friend.

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?

[TINNY]

Eureka! This should help. The process is called TRANSESTERIFICATION.
http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/b...s/default.shtm
all the best mate!

[njyothi_srm]

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

if it was that easy why are scientists still struggling on the production of a bio-fuel?
it is the extraction procees that is bothering me i am trying to set it up in the lab atmosphere..i have identified some potential plants like jatropha but i seriously do not know how to start

[njyothi_srm]

hey,that was seriously cool man!!exactly what i wanted
but,is it suitable for lab atmosphere?