2. Topics
for
Today:
• Reasons
Smart
Customers
Are
Using
Biodiesel
– Categoriza<on
as
Advanced
Biofuel
– Emissions
Benefits
– Energy
Balance
– Sustainability
– Energy
Security
– Health
Benefits
– Economic
Benefits
– Ease
of
usage
– Technical
Credulity
and
ASTM
– Fuel
Quality
and
BQ-‐9000
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3. Learning Objectives
o Provide comprehensive information why
customers are using biodiesel.
o Provideaccess to industry experts for more
detailed questions and answers about
biodiesel
o Introducethe National Biodiesel Board as a
technically credible resource for information.
4. Learning Outcomes
• Be able to answer general questions about
biodiesel that you may be asked as a
technician
• Be able to identify the key reasons why
customers want biodiesel
• Be able to explain the importance of
biodiesel fuel quality and the BQ-9000
program
• Be able to understand the increase of
biodiesel volumes entering the consumer
market.
5. Top
10
Reasons
Why
Smart
Customers
Are
Using
Biodiesel
Why
Biodiesel?
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6. #1
–
America’s
Advanced
Biofuel
• Biodiesel
is
America’s
first
domes<cally
produced,
commercially
available
Advanced
Biofuel
and
meets
EPA
requirements
for
inclusion
and
use
under
the
new
Renewable
Fuels
Standard
(RFS-‐2).
• RFS-‐2
mandates
36
billion
gallons
of
renewable
fuel
be
used
by
obligated
par<es
(i.e.
refiners)
by
2022
– 1
billion
gallons
biomass
based
diesel,
– 4
billion
gallons
un-‐differen<ated
advanced
biofuel
• 2011
Volume
Requirement
=
800
Million
Gallons
• 2012
=
1
Billion
Gallons
• 2013
=
1.28
Billion
Gallons
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7. Volume
Standards
as
Set
Forth
in
RFS2
Total
Conventional Total
Renewable + Advanced =
Renewable
Fuel
Fuels
Non -Cellulosic
Advanced Biomass
Based Diesel + Advanced + Cellulosic = Total Advanced
Advanced
8. #2
–
Lower
Emissions
• U.S.
biodiesel
reduces
lifecycle
carbon
emissions
by
57%
–
86%
compared
to
petrodiesel,
qualifying
it
as
an
Advanced
Biofuel
under
RFS-‐2
and
making
it
the
best
carbon
reduc<on
tool
of
any
liquid
fuel
commercially
available.
– Biodiesel
from
Waste
Oils,
Waste
Grease
and
Animal
Fats
=
86%
reduc<on
in
GHG
Emissions
– Biodiesel
from
Soy
based
oils
=
57%
reduc<on
in
GHG
Emissions
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9. #3
–
High
Energy
Balance
• Biodiesel
has
the
highest
energy
balance
of
any
commercially
available
fuel,
returning
5.54
units
of
renewable
energy
for
every
1
unit
of
fossil
energy
needed
to
produce
it.
• Compression
Igni<on
Plaeorm
(i.e.
diesel
engine
system)
is
30%
More
Fuel
Efficient
Than
Spark
Igni<on
(i.e.
gasoline,
CNG,
propane)
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10. #4
–
Sustainability
• Biodiesel
is
produced
from
a
variety
of
renewable
resources,
such
as
plant
oils,
animal
fats,
recycled
grease,
and
even
algae,
making
it
one
of
the
most
sustainable
fuels
on
the
planet.
• With
biodiesel,
you
don’t
sacrifice
food
for
fuel.
Oils
and
fats
for
biodiesel
are
a
minor
by-‐product
of
producing
food
for
humans
and
animals.
–
Soybeans
are
80%
protein,
20%
oil
–
No
one
grows
livestock
for
its
fat
content
–
No
one
cooks
more
fried
food
to
get
used
oil
for
biodiesel
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11. #5
–
Energy
Security
• Biodiesel
produc<on
reduces
our
dependence
on
foreign
oil
from
unstable
parts
of
the
world,
while
expanding
and
diversifying
our
domes<c
refinery
capacity.
• Biodiesel
is
a
low
cost
op<on
for
turning
oils
and
fats
into
usable
fuel
diesel
applica<ons:
– Low
capital
cost
for
facili.es
– Low
processing
costs
• 80%
of
product
cost
is
from
oil/fat
– Biodiesel
produced
in
the
U.S.
in
2008
displaced
38.1
million
barrels
of
crude
oil
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12. An
Advanced
Biofuel
Available
Now
Over 150 Biodiesel plants nationwide with over
2.0 Billion GPY of Capacity
13. #6
–
Bejer
For
Your
Health
• Biodiesel
is:
– Biodegradable
– Nontoxic:
• LD50
=17.4
g/Kg
-‐
less
toxic
than
table
salt
• Skin
irrita<on
less
than
that
of
4%
soap
and
water
solu<on
– Safer
to
handle:
Flash
point
above
200
Degrees
F,
Non-‐Reac<ve,
Non-‐Corrosive
• Compared
to
petrodiesel,
biodiesel
reduces
black
smoke
(par<culates),
Carbon
Monoxide,
and
harmful
unburned
hydrocarbons
that
cause
smog.
14. #7
–
Economic
Benefits
• Biodiesel
helps
our
U.S.
economy
and
improves
our
balance
of
trade.
• Using
biodiesel
creates
added
outlets
for
farm
based
products
and
high
paid
manufacturing
jobs
in
rural
parts
of
our
country.
• The
1.1
billion
gallons
of
biodiesel
produced
in
the
U.S.
in
2011
created
more
than
39,027
U.S.
jobs
and
provided
$2.1
billion
in
household
income.
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15. U.S.
Biodiesel
Produc<on
by
Calendar
Year
Volume in RFS-‐2
Implemented
Gallons Biodiesel
Tax
Credit
Extended
1,200,000,000
1.1
Billion
Economic
Downturn
1,000,000,000
RFS2
Uncertainty
Lapse
of
Biodiesel
Tax
Credit
691
800,000,000
Million
545
500 Million
600,000,000
Million
315
400,000,000
Million
224
112 Million
Million
200,000,000
0
2005
1
2006
2
2007
3
2008
4
2009
5
2010
6
2011
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16. #8
–
Ease
of
Use
&
Performance
• Using
Biodiesel
is
easy!
• B20
and
lower
blends
are
a
drop-‐in
replacement
for
diesel
fuel
• Can
be
used
in
any
diesel
engine
/
vehicle
without
modifica<on,
according
to
OEM’s
recommenda<ons
– Visit
www.biodiesel.org/resources/oems
for
OEM
posi<ons
• No
trade-‐offs
in
terms
of
engine
performance,
fuel
economy,
horsepower,
torque
–
same
as
diesel
• Dispensed
through
exis<ng
fueling
sta<ons
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17. Distribu<on
Infrastructure
• Biodiesel
and
biodiesel
blends
are
now
available
na<onwide
from
more
than:
– 1,495
Distributors
– 1,330
Retailers
–
775
Truck
Stops
– 3,600
Public
Loca<ons
Total
• Visit
the
NBB
website
at:
www.biodiesel.org/
buyingbiodiesel/
or
www.biotrucker.com
to
view
biodiesel
retailers
near
you,
by
state,
or
along
a
route
18. #
9
–
ASTM
Specifica<ons
&
Technical
Credibility
• Biodiesel
produc<on
is
guided
by
stringent
ASTM
fuel
specifica<ons,
developed
through
years
of
tes<ng.
• The
biodiesel
industry
works
closely
with
OEMs
and
Petroleum
companies
to
iden<fy
needed
technical
informa<on
• Con<nued
investment
to
answer
technical
ques<ons
that
arise
is
something
that
sets
the
biodiesel
industry
apart
from
other
new
fuels
• ASTM
specs
are
con<nually
being
evaluated
&
improved
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19. Biodiesel
Specifica<ons
ASTM
Standards
for
Biodiesel
• ASTM
D6751
is
the
approved
standard
for
B100
for
blending
up
to
B20,
in
effect
since
2001
– Performance-‐based
standard:
Feedstock
and
Process
Neutral
– 48
states
have
now
legisla<vely
adopted
the
ASTM
D6751
specifica<ons
for
biodiesel
• D975
–
Covers
petrodiesel
and
blends
up
to
5%
biodiesel
maximum
for
on/off
road
engines
• D7467
–
Covers
blends
containing
6%
to
20%
biodiesel
for
on/off
road
engines
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20. ASTM
Current
Status
• D975
(on/off
road
diesel):
Details
for
up
to
5%
biodiesel
– Performance
based
for
engines
– Must
meet
same
exact
specifica<ons
as
petro-‐only
– B100
must
meet
D6751
prior
to
blending
– B5
is
now
fungible
with
diesel
fuel,
just
like
other
components
that
can
be
used
to
make
D975
fuel
• D7467:
Details
for
B6
to
B20
for
on/off
road
diesel
engines
• Designed
so
that
if
B100
meets
D6751
and
petro
diesel
meets
D975,
B6
to
B20
blends
will
meet
their
specifica<ons
• Important
quality
control
is
at
B100
level
21. Addi<onal
Fuel
Quality
Controls
• States’
Adop<on
of
ASTM
D6751
into
law
– 2007:
27
states
– 2011:
48
states
(AK,
NJ
remain)
• Ac<ve
Enforcement
– 2007:
8
states
– 2011:
18
states
22. #10
–
BQ-‐9000
&
Fuel
Quality
• The
biodiesel
industry
has
an
excellent
fuel
quality
program
called
BQ-‐9000
(www.bq-‐9000.org).
• Helps
ensure
that
only
the
highest
quality
biodiesel
mee<ng
ASTM
specifica<ons
gets
put
into
your
fuel
tanks.
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23. BQ-‐9000
Program
• Biodiesel
Industry’s
equivalent
to
an
ISO
9000
program
for
biodiesel
produc<on
&
distribu<on
companies
as
well
as
tes<ng
labs
• BQ-‐9000
works
hand-‐in-‐hand
with
the
ASTM
specifica<ons
for
biodiesel
• Quality
Control
System
covers
biodiesel
manufacturing,
sampling,
tes<ng,
blending,
storage,
shipping,
distribu<on
• ASTM
Grade
Fuel,
BQ-‐9000
Companies
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24. Biodiesel
Resources
www.biodiesel.org
• Biodiesel
Training
Toolkit
• News
Releases
&
Informa<on
Resources
• Technical
Library,
Spec
Sheets
&
Videos
• OEM
Warranty
Posi<ons
on
Biodiesel
•
U.S.
Diesel
Vehicle
List
www.BQ-‐9000.org
• Lis<ng
of
BQ-‐9000
Cer<fied
Companies
www.biodieselsustainability.com
www.allthingsbiodiesel.com
• Biodiesel
merchandise,
literature,
pump
labels
and
more!
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25. Thank You!
Questions…?
Rachel
Burton
Call
NBB
at
1-‐800-‐841-‐5849
OEM
Diesel
Technician
Training
Visit
www.biodiesel.org
Program
wrenchwench@blast.com
Tel:
919-‐444-‐3495
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