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Thai Oil Planning Major Cassava Ethanol Plant
21 September 2005
MCOT. To meet growing domestic demand, Thai Oil, the leading petroleum refinery in Thailand, is in the planing stages for an ethanol plant that would produce the fuel from cassavas.
Production capacity for the plant will range between 1–2 million liters per day (264–528 thousand gallons US). Correspondingly, costs will range from US$150–250 million.
At the end of 2004, Thailand had ethanol production capacity of some 4.36 million liters per day, divided among 24 producers. The Thai Oil plant could thus increase capacity by some 23%–46%.
Piti Yimprasert, Thai Oil president, said the company had opted to produce ethanol from cassavas because it viewed there would be enough supply of the crop for the large ethanol plant. Sugarcane and molasses are other feedstocks for Thai ethanol.
Cassava is a hardy, starchy crop that grows with minimal inputs and delivers a reasonable yield even on infertile land where the cultivation of other crops is difficult.
For processing into ethanol, the cassava starch is initially converted to glucose by the enzyme or acid process, similar to the process used for cereal grains and other starchy feedstocks.
Cassava ethanol projects are also in development in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Nigeria.
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Posted by: Damilola Ojuola | March 20, 2007 at 06:51 PM
Dear sir
Its really interesting to read your info about
ethanol production from cassava. I am from PNG and I'm doing undergraduate studies in chemistry at UPNG. i have keen interest in the subject at hand. I am working on a project to produce ethanol from various banana species in the country. could you supply me the information on the processes, that I can conduct in an experiment, involving the production of ethanol from cassava.
thank you very much
david avu
Posted by: David Avu | March 21, 2007 at 12:14 AM
Dear Sir
I am Thai ba Dao from Vietnam. I am very interested in your information. I wish to set up an ethanol plant in the Ha Tinh provice in central of our country, in which cassava is availbe but the people there very poor, so an ethanol plant can help them. So I hope for equipment and technology collabration from you. My email: thaibadao2006@yahoo.com
Posted by: Thai Ba Dao | March 27, 2007 at 09:55 AM
i m christian osemeikhian the CEO of OSEMEIKHIAN AND SONS ENGINEERING COMPANY. It is a welcome developement which must not be tempered with. i m a major producer of cassava.
Posted by: christian osemeikhian | April 14, 2007 at 07:18 AM
WE'RE GROUP OF FARMERS IN OYO STATE OF NIGERIA PRODUCING UP TO 10,000 TONS OF CASSAVA YEARLY, WE LIKE YOU TO QUOTE FOR THE SUPLY OF COMPLETE EQUIPMENT THAT CAN PRODUCE ETHANOL FROM 40 METRIC TONS CASSAVA PER OF 8 HOURS, WE WANT YOUR QUOTATION TO STATE QUANTITY OF ETHANOL TO BE PRODUCED FROM THE 40 TONS OF CASSAVA. (ii) COST, FREIGHT, AND INSUERANCE, TO APAPA LAGOS NIGERIA. (iii) SIZE OF THE FACTORYR BUILDING TO HOUSE THE EQUIPMENTS PLUS ANY OTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS.
Posted by: OLUSOLA ADEPOJU | June 23, 2007 at 12:45 PM
pl.inform the scope for plantation of cssava in india especially maharashtra, state.
all technical details
thanks
yours
dr muley
M.D. SFAC
PUNE
MAHARASHTRA
INDIA
Posted by: DR RAMKRISHNA MULEY | July 30, 2007 at 09:00 PM
i must really commend your industry for the encouraging development,i am a chemical engineering student in nigeria ,ethanol production via cassava has been my major point of research for a year now,pls can you kindly furnish me with a detailed information on the areas of seting up an ethanol plant and the cost involved,most especially i'd like to now the limitations .
Posted by: Nwanya bernard | August 20, 2007 at 02:17 AM
Dear Sir,
I'm a postgraduate student specializing in the biotransformation of natural products. I'm interested in securing a grant from the USAID to do a pilot project on cassava processing to ethanol. Could you kindly advice me on the technical know-how and commercial cost of this process. Thanks for your assistance.
Best Regards,
L. Wilson, c/o Chemistry Department, U.W.I,Mona,KGN. 7,
Jamaica
Posted by: Lancelot Wilson | August 22, 2007 at 11:33 AM
pls sir, i'm an undergradguate student of Brewing Microbiology Dept. in a Nigerian University.
Can assist you me with materials on production of alcohol from cassava? pls.
Posted by: Cornelius Ugwu | September 16, 2007 at 08:05 PM
pls sir, i'm an undergradguate student of Brewing Microbiology in Nigeria.
Can you assist me with meterials on Production of alcohol from cassava? pls.
Posted by: Cornelius Ugwu | September 16, 2007 at 08:12 PM
dear sir,
I'm very much interested in ethanolproduction from cassava,we have a farm in the philippines and i would like to ask assistance from you thank you very much
Posted by: MARY JANE FABRE | October 11, 2007 at 09:19 AM
Goodday Sir,I have access to about 10,000 acres of land in South West Nigeria and would like to use it to grow cassava to provide stockfeed for a cassava to ethanol plant. Detailed info on machinery costs, process technology,and project costs for setting up a cassava to ethanol plant is urgently needed.Thanks.
Posted by: Isioma | October 22, 2007 at 08:52 PM
My name is Basuki from the state of Kelantan,Malaysia.I am excess to 2,000ha of land. This land was use to plant Tobacco and my goverment now encourage me to plant cassava tree. so can anybody give me some advice on this project with regards to the plantation,process,and marketing
Posted by: Basuki | November 02, 2007 at 07:01 AM
Goodday sir,
i develop alot of interest in your programe (cassava to ethanol) i will be happy to link up with your coy in suppling raw material i e cassava.
Thanks and God bless.
Posted by: theophilus alabi | November 18, 2007 at 07:56 AM
Im a maunfacturer of equiptment for the agri bussiness in the philippines. we would to ask for your assistance in the design of ethanol processing and to be partners in the future. we are going to produce CME and ethanol for our local consumers. hoping for your soonest reply.
Posted by: enard maghirang | December 01, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Hi every one.
Thanks for the contribution you are making to help mankind come out of its "energy cell". I would like to appeal to those who have at least carried out some researches on production of ethanol from cassava to make their abstracts available on this website so that anyone who wants to continue in this area can find it esay to determine the knowledge gaps.
I am a ugandan particulary interested in renewable energy technology.
Thank you, God bless.
Posted by: Okullo Aldo | December 02, 2007 at 11:09 PM
hello sir,i'm writing my thesis on the economic feasibility of cassava ethanol production in Nigeria.
I'll be very grateful if you could help me with information and also link me with key industry players.
Posted by: kunle | December 27, 2007 at 06:01 PM
we,R.M.O Nigeria Limited Company,wish to known price of complete set of ethanol plant,using cassavas as raw-material,capacity,producing(1-2thousand litres per day)
Thanks
Miss Constance Metu
Posted by: Miss CONSTANCE METU | January 28, 2008 at 08:35 AM
pls,I need information on production of alcohol in relevant to cassava
Posted by: Ajiboye toin | February 03, 2008 at 09:57 AM
dear sir,
i interesting with bioenergy ethanol from casava. I would like to know and want to learn about that technology. please sent me the detail about that. if that methods match, i will aplied to my country.
thanks
Posted by: gunawan | February 08, 2008 at 11:25 PM
dear sir,
i interesting with bioenergy ethanol from casava. I would like to know and want to learn about that technology. please sent me the detail about that. if that methods match, i will aplied to my country.
thanks
Posted by: gunawan | February 08, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Dear sir,
I have a M Sc in Engineering Management with 10yrs experience living in Nigeria. I am manadated by a state Governor in the Crude Oil rich Niger Delta of Nigeria to seek for an investor to partner with her in setting up a Cassava to Ethanol processing plant in the state. The Goverment is ready to provide all necessary support to enable to prodution. Please, we need information, possibly a quatation from you of a commercial/technical cost to embark on this project and necessary procedures to start a plant of this nature. We would appreciate if you are interested in Joint Venture with us. Please, contact us via terapost@excite.com or on mobile-phone +234 7035257360
Regards
Ewhotera Tony
Posted by: Ewhotera Tony | February 18, 2008 at 12:23 AM
pls, what are the options available for the production of ethanol from cassava?
Pls, let me know the best method and the the process flow from the list of options available.
What are the best means of drying cassava that will lead to best or optimum yield of ethanol?
Posted by: nakande | February 28, 2008 at 05:18 AM
I AM INTERESTED IN CASSAVA FOR ALCHOL PRODUCTION, AND ALSO LIST OF COMPANY DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING SUCH PLANT IN INDIA
OWOLABI
Posted by: TRAVIH OWOLABI | March 04, 2008 at 07:00 AM
Dear All,
We are agro-allied company registered bt nigeria export promotion council,we are regular exporter of cassaca and other agricultural produce.
If any company or an individual is interested in us for regular supply of our product,please contact us so that we can send you our products specifications and our terms.
Looking forward to hear from intested buyers.
Best Regards,
Oluwafemi.
+2348038402500
admin@vestnetnigeria.com
Posted by: fasoro Oluwafemi | April 18, 2008 at 04:57 AM
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Please iam interesed in establishing a large scale cassava ethanol production factory in Nigeria and i want to know the equipments and the cost estimation of going into this business.I know the processing and the extraction. I want to use this opportunity to also seek for interested foreign partners.
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