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From Joel Chaney - Creativenergie
You can make methanol from sawdust (e.g. see https://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_sawdust.html), which is then a key ingredient in biodiesel. You would also need oil and lye (NaOH). So theoretically this could be done!
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From Joel Chaney - Creativenergie
You can make methanol from sawdust (e.g. see https://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_sawdust.html), which is then a key ingredient in biodiesel. You would also need oil and lye (NaOH). So theoretically this could be done!
It is also possible to pyrolysis the sawdust giving you char, pyrolysis gas and bio oil, all of which can be upgraded (e.g. the pyrolysis gas can by synthesised to produce ammonia or methanol). The pyrolysis process could be done on a small scale (I've had a go at building), but the upgrading processes are complex on a small scale. That is not to say they are impossible, but it would need a lot of thought and work to do!
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From Joel Chaney - Creativenergie
You can make methanol from sawdust (e.g. see https://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_sawdust.html), which is then a key ingredient in biodiesel. You would also need oil and lye (NaOH). So theoretically this could be done!
You normally make biodiesel from methanol, which you can direcly make from sawdust. However, it also possible to do with ethanol. Have a read of this to get a general idea: https://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/500/the-ethyl-biodiesel-alternative
It is also possible to pyrolysis the sawdust giving you char, pyrolysis gas and bio oil, all of which can be upgraded (e.g. the pyrolysis gas can by synthesised to produce ammonia or methanol). The pyrolysis process could be done on a small scale (I've had a go at building), but the upgrading processes are complex on a small scale. That is not to say they are impossible, but it would need a lot of thought and work to do!
