biodiesel News
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EPA proposes guidance for underground storage tanks (HQ)
As part of its commitment to help ensure that biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are safely stored in underground storage tanks (USTs), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft guidance for UST owners and operators who wish to store these fuels. EPA is requesting comments on the proposed guidance that clarifies how an UST owner or operator can comply with the federal ...
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Chip oil recycler shut by tough market
A drop in oil prices combined with tougher credit terms have forced a Merseyside-based used food oil recycler into administration. Refuel Energy, which produces biodiesel from used chip fat, suffered reduced profit margins when the cost of its vegetable oil feedstock increased. While costs increased, the price consumers were paying for end-product fuel oil reduced as prices dropped around the ...
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EPA Publishes Final Rule on Partial Exemption of Certain Chemical Substances from Reporting Additional Chemical Data In The Federal Register
On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Partial Exemption of Certain Chemical Substances from Reporting Additional Chemical Data final rule in the Federal Register. This final rule amends the list of chemical substances that are partially exempt from additional reporting requirements under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. The rule applies to six ...
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A new certified reference material for cold filter plugging point in biodiesel
Scientists of the JRC have developed and produced a new biodiesel reference material (CRM) certified for the cold filter plugging point (CFPP) and cloud point (CP). This material helps laboratories to accurately establish the lowest temperature down to which a biodiesel can be used, thus supporting the implementation of the EU policy on the use of biofuels for transport. In an effort to reduce ...
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A $50,000 EPA environmental education grant will teach students to convert cooking oil to fuel
The Gulfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project is training 70 out-of-school youths to collect and recycle used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel. Operation REACH, Inc. is receiving $50,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Education Grants program to introduce students to opportunities in the Green Collar workforce. The participants will learn about diesel engines and the ...
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Portable Infrared Analyzers Assist Pennsylvania with its State Mandated Biodiesel Program
East Norwalk, CT -- In October 2005, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that Pennsylvania would replace millions of gallons of conventional diesel with fuel made within the state and reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels. This would help boost the state’s economy by creating new jobs associated with the alternative fuel -- from farmers and producers to distributors and ...
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Portable Infrared Analyzers Help Pennsylvania Declare Independence from Imported Fossil Fuels with Mandated Biofuels Program
Effective May 1, 2010, all diesel fuel sold at retail stations throughout the State of Pennsylvania must contain 2% biodiesel as part of an effort by Governor Rendell to boost the state’s economy and reduce imported foreign fuel. Testing the fuel at the 1200 retail motor fuel locations throughout the State for 2% biodiesel is one of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) ...
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General Biodiesel settles with EPA for hazardous chemical and emergency planning violations
General Biodiesel, in south Seattle, will pay a penalty for failing to report their hazardous chemicals in violation of federal emergency planning laws, according to a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. General Biodiesel converts used cooking oils, fish oil, vegetable oil, and animal fats into biodiesel fuel and glycerol in a process that uses hazardous chemicals ...
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JRC releases first certified reference material for rapeseed based biodiesel
The JRC-IRMM released the first rapeseed based biodiesel certified reference material, giving laboratories the possibility to demonstrate their proficiency with many of the methods for analysis of biodiesel as listed in the European standard EN 14214. There is an increasing demand to accurately measure the quality of biofuel products, particularly in view of the European directives promoting ...
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Easy-to-use portable IR analyzers for biofuels measurements on display at 2010 PITTCON, Booth No. 2510
Last Fall, transportation of biodiesel through a US pipeline represented a major milestone in the biofuels marketplace. On-site blend analysis was crucial -- both at the beginning of the pipeline and at the end --to ensure it met specifications. These tests were done using the InfraCal Biodiesel Blend Analyzer and InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer from Wilks Enterprise.While the application of ...
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Portable Infrared Analysers Provide an Easy On-Site Method for Detection and Measurement of Biofuels
While the current economic recession has impacted most industries worldwide, there still have been gains in global biofuels production. The EU had almost a 20% increase from 2009 to 2010. South America also increased production for both domestic and export markets. The news from the Asia-Pacific region is similar to the US -- the intention to reduce oil imports is there; but, in most countries, ...
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ANDRITZ SEPARATION to supply drying equipment for biosolids recovery plant in California, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Kore Infrastructure to supply a paddle dryer for a biosolids recovery plant currently under construction in Rialto, California, USA. In the plant, biosolids from wastewater facilities in Los Angeles and which have normally gone to landfill will be converted into biodiesel and biochar. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of ...
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Lower Resolution IR Spectroscopy Can Provide Better Quantitative Biodiesel Measurements
A new White Paper published by Wilks Enterprise, Inc. illustrates that lower resolution infrared (IR) spectroscopy can provide higher performance for quantitative biodiesel measurements. Resolution is often used as a yardstick of instrument performance in Infrared Spectroscopy. This is especially true when the measurements are energy limited as they are in the mid-infrared. For example, in both ...
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Get Comparable ASTM/EN Data for Biodiesel Blend Measurements While Saving Time and Money using Portable IR Analyzers
Both EN 14078 and ASTM D7371 methods for measuring the percent biodiesel in diesel fuel use infrared analysis as the analytical method and are based around using an FTIR spectrometer which has the capability to do a multitude of analyses besides the biodiesel in diesel measurement. This is great for a laboratory where various biofuels measurements are required. However, if the only measurement ...
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Comparison Data on Wilks Biofuels Blend Analyzers Conducted by Independent Laboratories
Wilks Enterprise is pleased to announce the availability of comparison data, done by independent laboratories, on its InfraCal Ethanol and Biodiesel Blend Analyzers and InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer. The InfraCal Ethanol Blend Analyzer was tested against an Oxygenate Flame Ionization Detector (O-FID) with comparable results. The InfraCal Biodiesel (FAME) Blend Analyzer and InfraSpec VFA-IR ...
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Southeast diesel collaborative conference to be held in Atlanta (GA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will join a consortium of federal, state and local government agencies, non-profit and industry organizations to hold the Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC) Fifth Annual Partners Meeting in Atlanta on June 22-23, 2010. The Southeast Diesel Collaborative is a public-private partnership composed of stakeholders from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, ...
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Tests Conducted by Major Pipeline Company to Detect Biodiesel in Diesel Fuels with Wilks Biodiesel Analyzer
Seven weeks of on-site tests were recently completed at a major pipeline company in the Southwest to determine the effectiveness of the InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer, Model EB, for detecting biodiesel contamination in diesel fuels about to enter the pipeline. Over 20 different diesel fuels were tested for the presence of biodiesel and if they would cause false positive readings. The testing ...
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EPA introduces new Safer Choice labels and recognizes five Chicago area partners
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today highlighted the benefits of the Agency’s new Safer Choice label and congratulated five Chicago area Safer Choice award-winners at an event at the Loyola University Chicago Searle Biodiesel Lab. “EPA’s new Safer Choice label helps people choose products that are safer for safer for families, pets, ...
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Instant lubricant degradation measurements in the field!
The handheld FluidScan from Spectro Inc can achieve laboratory-quality lubricant condition results at the point of sampling, and in seconds, eliminating the potentially costly delays that can arise from laboratory testing. All of Spectro’s many years of experience in this field are packed into this small (only 4 lbs or 1,8 Kg), hand-held infra-red spectrometer that can determine key lubricant ...
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Leaked ‘Iluc’ studies make it hard for EU not to act
Commission studies that have been leaked to the Reuters news agency show that the indirect land-use change caused by biofuels production is significant and feedstock-specific, and that biodiesel is likely to be worse for the climate than fossil fuels. The Commission is currently evaluating indirect land-use change (Iluc), and has postponed a proposal on how to cope with this issue to ...
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