Pacific Biodiesel has received grant funding from the Hawaii Technology Development Corp. to help reimburse recent facility upgrades and equipment purchases at its 5.5 MMgy biodiesel plant on the big island of Hawaii and waste oil collection center on Oahu. HTDC’s Manufacturing Assistance Program grant provides up to 20 percent reimbursement on qualified expenses. Pacific … Read More
Biodiesel Blends
The difference between biodiesel and diesel oil
Biodiesel Biodiesel is a renewable clean energy,it is a kind of liquid fuel which based on oil crops such as soybeans and rapeseed, oil palm and pistacia chinensis tree fruits, engineered microalgae and other aquatic plants, as well as animal fats and waste cooking oil,it is a high quality oil and diesel substitute of petroleum and diesel. (more information about biodiesel ,pls … Read More
Biodiesel Properties, Standards and Use
The interest in biodiesel as an alternative transportation fuel stems mainly from its renewable, domestic production, its safe, clean-burning properties, and its compatibility with existing diesel engines. Biodiesel can be blended with petroleum diesel in any percentage. The percentages are designated as B1 for a blend containing 1% biodiesel and 99% petroleum diesel, B20 for … Read More
Biodiesel Application
Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most injection pump diesel engines. 1. Distribution Since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, biodiesel use has been increasing in the United States. In the UK, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation obliges suppliers … Read More
Professional Biodiesel Rancimat
The biodiesel equipment professional biodiesel rancimat determines the oxidation stability of biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters, or FAME for short) and biodiesel blends. In the Biodiesel Rancimat, increased temperature and a continuous stream of air through the sample accelerate its aging. The time that passes until oxidation takes place at a high rate – the … Read More
What Are The Biodiesel Applications?
Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most injection pump diesel engines. New extreme high-pressure (29,000 psi) common rail engines have strict factory limits of B5 or B20, depending on manufacturer. Biodiesel has different solvent properties than petrodiesel, and will degrade natural rubber … Read More
Biodiesel Blends Introduction
Blends of biodiesel and conventional hydrocarbon-based diesel are products most commonly distributed for use in the retail diesel fuel marketplace. Much of the world uses a system known as the “B” factor to state the amount of biodiesel in any fuel mix: * 100% biodiesel is referred to as B100 * 20% biodiesel, 80% petrodiesel … Read More