Module 6 introduces the second form of bioenergy that we'll examine in this course, biodiesel. While biodiesel makes up a small portion of biofuels, dwarfed by bioethanol, it is more commonly produced in New England. Module 6 describes conventional petro-oils, the structural difference between bio-oils and petro-oils, use, conversion basics and the question of biodiesel sustainability.
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Module 6: Biodiesel basics to sustainability
6.1: Brief overview of biodiesel
6.2: What’s oil anyway?
6.3: The viscosity problem
6.4: Biodiesel statistics
6.5: Transesterification basics
6.6: ‘Renewable diesel’ and ‘bio-jet’
6.7: Biodiesel sustainability?
6.1: Brief overview of biodiesel
6.2: What’s oil anyway?
6.3: The viscosity problem
6.4: Biodiesel statistics
6.5: Transesterification basics
6.6: ‘Renewable diesel’ and ‘bio-jet’
6.7: Biodiesel sustainability?
Organizations:
> Vermont Biofuels Initiative, a program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund that aims to supply farm inputs and reduce fossil fuel
consumption using local renewable resources.
> Piedmont Biofuels, commercial biodiesel coop in North Carolina with great educational materials
> White Mountain Biodiesel, North Haverhill, NH [See the video posted on the first page.]
> Black Bear Biodiesel, Plainfield VT
> Alternative Fuels Data Center
> National Biodiesel Board
> National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
> Vermont Biofuels Initiative, a program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund that aims to supply farm inputs and reduce fossil fuel
consumption using local renewable resources.
> Piedmont Biofuels, commercial biodiesel coop in North Carolina with great educational materials
> White Mountain Biodiesel, North Haverhill, NH [See the video posted on the first page.]
> Black Bear Biodiesel, Plainfield VT
> Alternative Fuels Data Center
> National Biodiesel Board
> National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Resources & readings:
> On-farm biodiesel processing (Nickel, Successful Farming, 28 Mar 2019)
> Biodiesel: growing a new bioenergy economy (2005) Greg Pahl, Chelsea Green Publishing, VT [Hartness Library has a copy.]
> Small-scale oilseed presses: an evaluation of six commercially-available designs (2014) Callahan et al., Pennsylvania State University
> Vermont on-farm oilseed enterprises: production capacity and breakeven economics (2013) Callahan & White, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Project report: State Line Biofuels safety review and engineering study of an on-farm small-scale biodiesel production facility (2009) Callahan &
Williamson, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
> The energy return on invested of biodiesel in Vermont (2011) Gaza, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
> From the fryer to the fuel tank: the complete guide to using vegetable oil as an alternative fuel, Joshua Ticke
> Biodiesel homebrew guide 2004, Maria Alovert
> Palm Oil Plantations Are Blamed For Many Evils. But Change Is Coming (2015) Daily Life, National Public Radio
> How palm oil cultivation in Borneo is threatening the ecosystem everywhere (2015) The Washington Post [photographic essay]
> Endangered orangutans gain from eco-friendly shifts in palm oil market (2014) National Geographic
> Spread of palm oil production into Africa threatens great apes (2014) The Salt, National Public Radio
> On-farm biodiesel processing (Nickel, Successful Farming, 28 Mar 2019)
> Biodiesel: growing a new bioenergy economy (2005) Greg Pahl, Chelsea Green Publishing, VT [Hartness Library has a copy.]
> Small-scale oilseed presses: an evaluation of six commercially-available designs (2014) Callahan et al., Pennsylvania State University
> Vermont on-farm oilseed enterprises: production capacity and breakeven economics (2013) Callahan & White, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Project report: State Line Biofuels safety review and engineering study of an on-farm small-scale biodiesel production facility (2009) Callahan &
Williamson, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
> The energy return on invested of biodiesel in Vermont (2011) Gaza, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
> From the fryer to the fuel tank: the complete guide to using vegetable oil as an alternative fuel, Joshua Ticke
> Biodiesel homebrew guide 2004, Maria Alovert
> Palm Oil Plantations Are Blamed For Many Evils. But Change Is Coming (2015) Daily Life, National Public Radio
> How palm oil cultivation in Borneo is threatening the ecosystem everywhere (2015) The Washington Post [photographic essay]
> Endangered orangutans gain from eco-friendly shifts in palm oil market (2014) National Geographic
> Spread of palm oil production into Africa threatens great apes (2014) The Salt, National Public Radio
'Renewable diesel' or HOV
> Neste Renewable Diesel Handbook
> Renewable fuels for the diesel market (9th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference, Feb 2019)
> 'Drop-in' biofuels: the key role that co-processing will play in its production (Task 39, IEA Bioenergy, Jan 2019)
> Hydrotreated vegetable oil as a fuel from waste materials (Zeman et al, Catalysts, 2019)
> The US biodiesel/renewable diesel market: factors driving change through 2017 (Carter, USDA, Jun 2018)
> New biofuels eliminate the need for blending with petroleum fuels (EIA, 9 Nov 2015)
> The potential and challenges of drop-in biofuels (Karatsos et al., IEA Bioenergy Task 39, Jul 2014)
> Neste Renewable Diesel Handbook
> Renewable fuels for the diesel market (9th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference, Feb 2019)
> 'Drop-in' biofuels: the key role that co-processing will play in its production (Task 39, IEA Bioenergy, Jan 2019)
> Hydrotreated vegetable oil as a fuel from waste materials (Zeman et al, Catalysts, 2019)
> The US biodiesel/renewable diesel market: factors driving change through 2017 (Carter, USDA, Jun 2018)
> New biofuels eliminate the need for blending with petroleum fuels (EIA, 9 Nov 2015)
> The potential and challenges of drop-in biofuels (Karatsos et al., IEA Bioenergy Task 39, Jul 2014)
Video resources:
> Comparing six small oil-seed presses, UVM Extension & VSJF (2013)
> Transesterification process for bodiesel
> Biodiesel lab at Loyala University, Chicago
> How to make biodiesel, Loyala University, Chicago
> Microalgae bioprospecting at NREL, National Renewable Energy Lab (2001)
> Algal Turf Scrubber: Proven Large Scale Algae Production and Water Treatment Systems, HMI Water Treatment Technologies (2009)
> ASU Laboratory for Algae Research (LARB), Arizona State University (2010)
> Vermont Scientists test a new wave of cow power, WCAX (2015)
> Comparing six small oil-seed presses, UVM Extension & VSJF (2013)
> Transesterification process for bodiesel
> Biodiesel lab at Loyala University, Chicago
> How to make biodiesel, Loyala University, Chicago
> Microalgae bioprospecting at NREL, National Renewable Energy Lab (2001)
> Algal Turf Scrubber: Proven Large Scale Algae Production and Water Treatment Systems, HMI Water Treatment Technologies (2009)
> ASU Laboratory for Algae Research (LARB), Arizona State University (2010)
> Vermont Scientists test a new wave of cow power, WCAX (2015)