Thread: What plants are best

Originally Posted by kaa45

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Sure this is macro-algae, not microalgae, however microalgae plants are not far off. Some microalgae species have oil yields as high as 80% of solid matter. There are already a number of demonstration plants around the world.

Just a quick question, what is the best plant/s to make the fuel oil from?

Ah, if someone can tell you that it would be a simple world.
At the moment the most popular crop for bio diesel is corn mainly because the US government subsidises production and ther eis a lot of land where it can be grown.
However I have rea dthat second generation processes are in development that can use lignous? waste, ie tree cuttings etc.
Obviously the best thing to use is a by product rather than a prime product.

Palm oil would be great except you need lots of Indians at $1 per day to harvest it with big sticks with blades on top.

Canola is good because it is 40%+- oil, but it is worth too much as cooking oil.
IMHO based on working in NSW Ag and sometimes investigating this and talking to experts, is that pretty soon someone will come up with a GM variety of canola/corn/wheat/ or whatever that may not be edible but give a *****load of oil and be easy to harvest.
Regard sPhilip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Ah, if someone can tell you that it would be a simple world.
At the moment the most popular crop for bio diesel is corn mainly because the US government subsidises production and ther eis a lot of land where it can be grown.
However I have rea dthat second generation processes are in development that can use lignous? waste, ie tree cuttings etc.
Obviously the best thing to use is a by product rather than a prime product.

corn is used for Bio Fuel not bio diesel, IE ethanol

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Palm oil would be great except you need lots of Indians at $1 per day to harvest it with big sticks with blades on top..

in past times, now thay have a short tree ( 1meter) with a higher yeald of nuts

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