Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Biodiesel Yields of Various Oilseeds

Here is an article on "Biodiesel Benefits for Cattle Producers" by Greg Lardy, Ph.D., prepared for the Western Organization of Resource Councils.He has given the list of projeted oil yields and biodiesel yields from various oilseeds.

Oilseed

Fat content, %

Pounds of Oil per Ton

Pounds of Biodiesel 1

Gallons of Biodiesel2

Camelina

40.4

808

808

110.7

Canola

40.5

810

810

111

Mustard

34.4

688

688

94.2

Safflower

32

640

640

87.7

Sunflower

41.9

838

838

114.8

Soybeans

19.2

384

384

52.6


1 all oil is extracted from the meal. 100 pounds of oil plus 10 pounds of methanol yields 100 pounds of biodiesel and 10 pounds of crude glycerol.
2 Assuming 7.3 pounds per gallon

full article here

No comments:

Post a Comment