Coconut palm
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Coconut palm, like oil palm, is a feedstock that can be used for the production of biodiesel.
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History
Sustainability
Environmental sustainability
Greenhouse gases
Biodiversity
Pollution
Land degradation
Social sustainability
Technology/Science
Properties
- Biodiesel produced from coconut oil blended with normal diesel can improve fuel efficiency from 5% to 25% percent, particularly on older vehicles. (needs source)
Technologies
Economics/Policy
- Coconut oil is the second most expensive feedstock at $680/MT as of December 2006 (price source: APCC) for biodiesel after rapeseed. (needs source)
Publications
See books, reports, scientific papers, position papers and websites for additional useful resources.
News (See also News and country pages)
- Betting fortunes in the Philippines on biofuel boom 4 December 2006 from the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Chemrez Technologies Inc. is hoping that demand for alternative fuel, especially biodiesel, will grow rapidly in coming years. The company recently shifted its focus from producing industrial chemicals to the production of biodiesel with coconut oil as its main raw material. Although coconut oil is the second most expensive type of additive at about $617 per metric ton on the world market, just slightly lower than rapeseed oil's $669/MT and substantially more than the cheapest type, palm oil, at only $442/MT, it can increase fuel efficiency by "anywhere from 5 percent to 25 percent". The coconut oil additive in the diesel fuel helps it burn faster, more efficiently, and at lower temperatures, making fuel combustion easier. The company hopes that cost-saving from increased mileage will offset the higher prices.
Countries
Look here for more detailed information on a specific country's or region's policies, organizations and industry.
- The Philippines is the first country to have a coconut-oil biodiesel program. (Source: Philippine DOE)
Organizations
- Asia and Pacific Coconut Community "The APCC is an intergovernmental Organisation of 15 Major Coconut Producing Countries Accounting for over 90% of World Coconut Production and Exports of Coconut Products."
References
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| Bamboo (Charcoal) | Cassava (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) | Coconut palm (Biodiesel) | Jatropha (Biodiesel) | Nypa palm (Bioethanol) | Oil palm (Biodiesel) | Sugar cane (Bioethanol) | ||
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