Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.......
If you want on or off the DIESEL "KNOCK" LIST just FReepmail me........
This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days......
Posted on 01/02/2007 9:50:04 AM PST by Red Badger
A number of recent small announcements could add up to a significant boost for the biodiesel industry in the long term.
Just last month, a couple of heavyweights in the global farm equipment market endorsed using biodiesel in their products.
Case IH was the latest to announce its support. Every piece of equipment will now leave Case IH factories with a biodiesel blend in the tank, and it has approved the use of B20 (20 per cent biodiesel and 80 per cent petroleum-based diesel) in all Case IH engines.
"One hundred per cent factory fill of a biodiesel blend is a logical next step in the process of embracing biodiesel," said Randy Baker, president of Case IH North America.
Field testing is being conducted to determine performance levels of blends of up to 100 per cent biodiesel as part of a program to ensure maximum productivity and engine durability.
Case is just the latest to give biodiesel a boost. Last month, Kubota Tractor Corporation announced it has approved the use of “B5” biodiesel fuels in specified Kubota diesel-powered products.
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Crop Development Specialist Skip Munshaw said there are a number of benefits for both equipment manufacturers and producers to using biodiesel.
“Case and Kubota are adding to the growing list of equipment manufacturers that endorse biodiesel. Companies that appear to support ‘green’ technologies are becoming increasingly attractive to consumers and investors. Farmers will likely support this as well, as these endorsements help develop new markets for their crops, which could lead to higher (canola) oil prices,” said Munshaw.
Munshaw said there are some technical benefits, as well.
“By doing factory fills with biodiesel, these companies could reduce the initial break-in wear for engines, so it indirectly helps to extend engine life,” said Munshaw.
“Biodiesel has better lubricity (lubrication qualities) than diesel, which can reduce fuel and maintenance costs. This has been demonstrated both in diesel passenger vehicles and in the recently completed Saskatoon BioBus project.”
“Biodiesel quality is important. Poor quality fuel can cause problems such as deposit formation, filter plugging and poor cold flow properties. Equipment manufacturers only endorse biodiesel that meets American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM D6751) standards.”
Burning biodiesel also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50 per cent.
Biodiesel has numerous benefits for both producers and the environment. Biodiesel is renewable, non-toxic, clean-burning fuel that can be produced from locally grown feedstocks as widely varied as herring oil in the Maritimes to canola in Saskatchewan. Biodiesel can also be produced from waste products, like waste cooking oil and greases, or co-products or wastes from other industries.
Biodiesel is also behind a recent announcement from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) of its intention to expand its canola crushing capacity at several of its facilities, including the crushing plant in Lloydminster.
ADM said the new crush capacity is to support expansions at its biodiesel facilities in North Dakota and Missouri.
For more information, contact:
Skip Munshaw, Crop Specialist - Biofuels Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Phone: (306)-933-6020
Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.......
If you want on or off the DIESEL "KNOCK" LIST just FReepmail me........
This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days......
KnOcK!...........
Biodiesel does have slightly less energy than petro diesel, 15% I think, according to some articles I've read. You could use it as a "summertime" fuel, for light duty work, and use petro in the wintertime. But remember, if the bio-D isn't specifically pH adjusted for use in the engines, you might have some corrosion and/or rubber parts deterioration.......
Actually, it's the methanol/ethanol used in esterfication process that damages rubber components in fuel injectors, but most diesel component makers have switched to bio diesel friendly materials in injector pumps and fuel lines, so it isn't really a problem. Just make sure you check and see if the diesel can burn bio or bio blends.
Biodiesel B100 has 8.65 percent less btu's than standard number 2 diesel. #2 has about 129,500 btu's while B100 has about 118,000. However pure vegetable oil has 140,000 btu so this story is not yet complete. B20-20 percent bio and 80 percent diesel has about the same btu value as regular #2 diesel. At present time, due to a shortage or lack of supply of B100, B20 is being sold. Look for that number to increase over the coming years as supply increases.
Doesn't residual glycerin soften the rubber, too? Like in your hand lotions....
Number two diesel fuel contains more BTU's than any of the current bio-diesel fuels.
Some advantages of bio-diesel are:
Reduced exhaust emissions
Almost no sulfur in bio-diesel
Usually a higher cetane value
Excellent lubricity
Some disadvantages are:
Poor resistance to oxidation and can often spoil
Bio-disel can absorb far more water than petro diesel
Lower energy content
Often, bio will gel at a much higher temperature than petro diesel.
Surprise surprise. NOT! Why wouldn't farm equipment conform to the biodiesel industry when it is farm equipment which is used in rasing crops for bio fuels which are getting huge subsidies from the government. That's like saying "lutefisk is good because the government pays me lots of money to eat it".
They sell it at the local coop here in town, it is slightly more money that the dyed high sulfur stuff. I use it mostly because if I get it on my hands or clothes it doesn't stink to high heaven all day and the exhaust doesn't irritate my eyes as much on windy days if it blows in my face. I noticed the sound of my engine immediately when I switched because I started it up with the bio but then felt and heard a big difference after about 30 seconds when the new fuel got through the injector pump. Tractor sounded far deeper and throatier (my made up word for the day) and you could tell it went up to full speed up a steep grade faster.
Is the local Co-op stuff B-100 SVO or B-20 Mix?.........
"Burning biodiesel also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50 per cent."
There is no way that the emissions from the pipe of the engine burning biodiesel is going to produce less CO2 than from straight diesel; claims like this are made based on the dubious concept that the CO2 was already removed from the air by the plant and now equals zero when it is put back in as opposed to crude from the ground which puts "new" CO2 in the air.
Ummmmm..... It's kind of yellowish? :-)
I can't tell by color, either.......
When CAT goes to B20, this will definitely be a winner
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