Replies to post #80220 on Biocentric Energy Holdings, Inc. (BEHL)

[cookboy]

Sounds like it , I don't think there would be two of him with thwt name

[Dale C]

I believe it is;

Oil from the Whole Plant
California-based BioCentric Energy Inc. is taking an entirely different approach to commercializing the tallow tree for biodiesel. Dennis Fisher, chief executive officer, says his friend, Helmut Gass of Houston, Texas, had a tallow tree in his backyard and wondered if there was oil in the tree. “I call him my mad scientist,” Fisher says. A series of experiments in Gass’s kitchen and more testing in the laboratory established that the entire tree can be ground and the oil extracted. Bench experiments indicated that 38 percent oil can be extracted using a microwave process developed by BioCentric, Fisher says. The company is developing a new microwave technology for oil extraction from algae and bio oil derived from municipal solid waste processing. “We can time the frequency of the microwave so it only releases the hydrocarbon,” Fisher explains. Once the oil is extracted from the Chinese tallow, a standard transesterification process makes biodiesel with a cloud point of 2 degrees Celsius (35.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Fisher says the waste biomass, which he calls green charcoal, can be used for heat.

In mid-November, the testing of a 1-ton-per-hour microwave unit was successful, Fisher says. By late 2009, he expects the company to have a facility in operation on a 54-acre site in Orange County, Texas. The goal is to build up to 10 1-ton units at that location. “We thought about the agricultural approach, growing it in rows and every two years shredding the whole thing,” Fisher says. “The Texas Department of Agriculture said not to even think about planting this— you’ll need a variance.” Fisher then turned to the contractors who remove the volunteer tallow trees that grow along highways. “I went to one of the yards where they chop these trees and lay them out on plastic to dry. They had 100 acres of land with piles 6- to 7-feet tall. As it turns out, they’re willing to pay me to take it off their hands.” BioCentric has contracts in place for a five-year supply of tallow trees, plus an industrial user interested in the green charcoal.

[beastieboy]

Thought the name sounded familiar. You're right.

So, to those who doubted Dennis was doing the necessary work behind the scenes and running off with our money... "stick it up your assets!"

Congrats to those who held strong - this is going to be a VERY good year for us.

[theewz]

Sounds like more then JV now though.