Want to produce bio-diesel from coconuts. Who manufactures small, turn-key bio-diesel processing plants?

Question

Looking specifically for coconut processing for bio-diesel production.

Answer 1

First you must extract the oil from the raw coconuts...this is the process (according to The Amazing Food Corp)...
1. Split coconuts and collect coconut water.
2. Grate coconuts and collect coconut meat.
3. Bag the coconut meat. Use white nylon mesh bag.
4. Place bag in a Cold Press* machine. At home, you can hand press using gloves. Collect coconut milk.
5. Soak the pressed bag in coconut water and press for a second time. Collect more coconut milk.
6. Allow the coconut milk to settle undisturbed in a cabinet at 32degC for 10-17 hours.
Coconut oil will naturally separate from water and proteins.
7. Carefully collect and filter the oil and avoid mixing with the bottom water layer. The oil is colorless.
Here is a 'crusher' (shredder)...
http://sunnymachinery.en.alibaba.com/product/50058823/50266775/Plastic_Crushers/Strong_Crusher.html
Here are some mechanical oil expellers...
http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11409490/Oil_Press_Oil_Expeller.html
http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/10644517/Oil_Press_Oil_Expeller_Rice_Mill_Hammer_Mill_Flour_Mill.html
The process of converting coconut and other vegetable oils into biodiesel fuel is called transesterification. Chemically, transesterification means taking a triglyceride molecule, or a complex fatty acid, neutralizing the free fatty acids, removing the glycerin, and creating an alcohol ester. This is accomplished by mixing methanol (wood alcohol) with lye (sodium hydroxide) to make sodium methoxide. This (dangerous) liquid is then mixed into vegetable oil. The entire mixture then settles. Glycerin is left on the bottom and methyl esters, or biodiesel, is left on top. The glycerin can be used to make soap (or any one of 1,600 other products) and the methyl esters is washed and filtered. The resulting biodiesel fuel when used directly in a Diesel engine will burn up to 75% cleaner than petroleum diesel fuel. Here is some good related reading...
http://www.biodieselamerica.org/from_fryer_to_fuel_tank
You need equipment to mix and hold the wood alchohol and lye solution, a big vat with a spigot on the bottom (for cleaning) and a small oil pump that can take the diesel oil off the top. You will also need related personal saftey equipment like good rubber gloves, eye protection a rubber apron and some type of water hose or spray in case you have an accident with the lye solution.
Grainger Industrial supply can sell you all these things and more. Here is there catalog...
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/catalogPDF.shtml

Answer 2

For bio diesel this is obviously soybeans. yet for ethanol this is what the fad seems be in the direction of in case you're becoming it in maximum the US you ultimate guess is swap grass. in case you're becoming it someplace heat sufficient there's a definite style of sugar cane that works the final. the reason they're employing corn is with the help of the fact somewhat some farmers already improve it so an extra volume of corn became grown besides. yet in spite of oil fees over $70 a barrel it nonetheless expenses much extra to make any bio gasoline then to get popular gas. the sole reason E85 could nicely be with reference to the comparable cost is the government money this is given to the human beings who make it.

Answer 3

There are several in the farming that is trying to develop this. Nine of us trust the Arabs and would like to do all things that would stop using all the oil we can.

Answer 4

I think there is a link to someone doing it on this site.

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html