Biodiesel Data & Stats

 

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Introduction to Biodiesel

 

Biodiesel History

 

Biodiesel Properties & Characteristics

 

Biodiesel Production

 

Plant Oils Used as Biodiesel

List & details of plant oils explored for their Biodiesel potential

 

The Economics of Biodiesel 

 

Disadvantages of Biodiesel

 

Biodiesel Case Studies

 

Biodiesel Forums

 

Biodiesel Research

Biodiesel Breakthroughs

 

Biodiesel Links & Directories

 

Biodiesel News & Updates

 

Biodiesel FAQ

 

Biodiesel Data & Stats

 

Biofuels

Advantages, Reference, Biogasoline, Ethanol

 

Non-renewable Energy

Fossil Fuels, Diesel, Gasoline, Diesel Engines, Gasoline Engines, Fossil Fuel Crisis

 

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Biodiesel Data & Stats 

 

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Did you know? Algae are expected to yield 200 times the oil than most other field crops

 

 

 

Biodiesel‘s has physical properties very similar to conventional diesel (source: Alternative Fuels Data Center, Department of Energy, Govt of USA)

 

Biodiesel's Physical Characteristics

Specific gravity

0.87 to 0.89               

 

Kinematic viscosity @ 40°C

 

3.7 to 5.8

 

Cetane number

46 to 70

Higher heating value (btu/lb)

16,928 to 17,996

Sulfur, wt%

0.0 to 0.0024

Cloud point °C

-11 to 16

Pour point °C

-15 to 13

Iodine number

60 to 135

Lower heating value (btu/lb)

15,700 to 16,735

 

 

Typical Extraction Yields of Oil from Oilseeds

 

(Kg of oil from 100 Kg of oilseed)

 

Oilseed           Extraction

 

Castor            36
Palm               36

Rapeseed       37

Soybean         14

Sunflower       32

 

 

Yield of Various Plant Oils

 

Crop             Oil in Liters per hectare

 

Castor            1413

Sunflower       952

Safflower        779

Palm               5950   

Soy                446

Coconut          2689

 

  

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Some Gasoline/Petrol & Diesel Facts:

 

Sulfur Content: 0.05 percent maximum allowed for diesel

 

Density: 7.076 lb/gal (diesel)  6.15 lb/gal (gasoline)

 

Heating Values: Diesel: 19300 Btu/lb (136,567 Btu/gal); Gasoline: 20300 Btu/lb (124,845 Btu/gal) - Approximately 45-47 GJ/T

 

 

American standard testing methods (ASTM) tests and limits for Diesel fuels

 

Test ASTM                                Test No.                  ASTM limits for no. 2 Diesel fuel

 

Carbon residue (wt.%)               D 524                      0.35 % max.

Cetane no.                                 D 613                       40 min.

Distillation range (K)                  D 86                         555–611

Flash point (K)                           D 93                        325 min.

Higher heating value (MJ kg_1)  D 2015                     45.2 min.

Viscosity (mm2 s_1)                  D 445                       1.9–4.1

 

 

Kinematic Viscosity Specs & Standards

 

Specifications: (viscosities in mm2/s)

 

Europe Petrodiesel: 2.0–4.5

Europe Biodiesel : 3.5–5.0

US specification of viscosity for low-sulfur No.2 diesel fuel: 1.9-4.1 mm2/s  (this is the fuel that is biodiesel is most often compared to)

US Specification for No. 1 diesel fuel is 1.3–2.4 mm2/s.

Most alkyl esters of vegetable oils have kinematic viscosities less than 5.0 mm2/s.

   

  

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Other References

 

Some interesting sites:

 

 

  • Plant Oils Database – provides resources and links for over 200 different plant oils and related plant extracts

 

  • BDPedia – The Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia

 

 

Agriculture Directories

 

 

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