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Title: Economics of on-farm sunflower processing

Abstract

Sunflower oil is being researched as an extender or substitute for diesel fuel. Sunflower seed as a high oil content and an acre will produce about 60 gallons. Each Btu used to produce the seed and process sunflower oil will return about 5.78 Btu's. The price relationship per Btu of diesel to sunflower oil was 1:4.00 in 1979. This ratio declined to 1:1.80 in 1981. The on-farm processing cost for 4800 gallons varied from $2.82 to $4.33 per gallon for three press sizes analyzed. Operating these presses 300 days annually the cost per gallon varied from $1.74 to $2.99. 1 figure, 8 tables.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo
OSTI Identifier:
5940774
Report Number(s):
CONF-820860-
Journal ID: CODEN: ASPUD
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
ASAE Publ.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Conference: International conference on plant and vegetable oils as fuels, Fargo, ND, USA, 2 Aug 1982
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; DIESEL FUELS; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; VEGETABLE OILS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FARMS; PROCESSING; PRODUCTION; SUNFLOWERS; CONVERSION; OILS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLANTS; 140504* - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989); 090100 - Hydrocarbon Fuels- (-1989); 330800 - Emission Control- Alternative Fuels

Citation Formats

Helgeson, D L, and Schaffner, L W. Economics of on-farm sunflower processing. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Helgeson, D L, & Schaffner, L W. Economics of on-farm sunflower processing. United States.
Helgeson, D L, and Schaffner, L W. 1982. "Economics of on-farm sunflower processing". United States.
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abstractNote = {Sunflower oil is being researched as an extender or substitute for diesel fuel. Sunflower seed as a high oil content and an acre will produce about 60 gallons. Each Btu used to produce the seed and process sunflower oil will return about 5.78 Btu's. The price relationship per Btu of diesel to sunflower oil was 1:4.00 in 1979. This ratio declined to 1:1.80 in 1981. The on-farm processing cost for 4800 gallons varied from $2.82 to $4.33 per gallon for three press sizes analyzed. Operating these presses 300 days annually the cost per gallon varied from $1.74 to $2.99. 1 figure, 8 tables.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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