Pure vegetable oil (HVP), a liquid biofuel like ethanol and diester (therefore included in the list of biofuels of European Directive 2003/30 / EC) is used, like the diester, as a mixture or as a replacement on diesel.
The “pure vegetable oil” sector (sunflower, rapeseed, etc.) also allows the development of a food supplement rich in proteins. This short-circuit artisanal sector, sealing added value at the producer level, is of great interest to the agricultural community (largely in deficit) because it can be controlled by the oilseed producers themselves. In fact, three artisanal manipulations (crushing, settling, filtration) are enough to obtain the oil which can be used directly for combustion, as well as a cake that can be directly assimilated as a supplement to animal feed ...
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The Coprae (Regional Permanent Council of Environmental Associations) is organizing a meeting with Jacques Lambert from the French Institute of Pure Vegetable Oils on Saturday March 11 from 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m. at the Maison de l'Environnement de Midi Pyrénées (14, rue of Tivoli in Toulouse) following its general assembly which will take place from 10 a.m. to 00 p.m.
Admission free but registration required (to guarantee access to the room) from Nelly Ferrou, environment mission coordinator of the Coprae 05.34.31.97.38 or email coprae@club-internet.fr