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In the production of biodiesel from rapeseed oil, it occurs that the crude oil as well as the final product gets into the waste water system. ...
The pursuit of newer, cleaner options for biofuel production, such as biodiesel, attempt to reduce the effects of fossil fuel production and use, including emissions and depletion of non-renewable resources. ...
BIOPETROL Rostock GmbH is owned by the Swiss BIOPETROL INDUSTRIES AG in Zug, and operates a bio-diesel plant in Rostock with an output of 150,000 t/a of bio-diesel and 24,000 t/a of crude glycerine. The emulsion-containing wastewater created during operation was disposed of externally. A more extensive wastewater treatment plant was required to facilitate the discharge of the wastewater into the ...
While small refineries on the receiving end of waivers may not be responsible for biofuel blending themselves, ethanol is still being added to the products these refiners produce — just further down the supply chain. ...
High-Purity Raw Materials from the By-Products of Biodiesel Production Producing diesel from plant-based raw materials creates unwanted by-products. Glaconchemie takes such by-products off of biodiesel manufacturers’ hands and uses them to develop high-purity raw materials. Glaconchemie ...
Biological denitrification is the conversion of nitrate (NO3) into nitrogen gas (N2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) by a consortia of bacteria. This process requires good control over the ratios of three elements- carbon (generally must be supplied externally), phosphorus (nearly always in Ag runoff), and nitrogen (from the nitrate nutrients in the runoff). Since the nitrate and phosphorus are ...
On January 22, 2018, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) announced that a new study on lifecycle energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission effects of biodiesel updates and reaffirms the benefits of using the renewable fuel. ...
EIA considered EPA’s recent rulemakings on the 2017 RFS volume requirements and proposed 2018 RFS volume requirements when developing its STEO for 2017 and 2018. Biodiesel production averaged 101,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2016, and, according to EIA, is expected to increase to an average of 105,000 b/d in 2017 and to 109,000 b/d in 2018. ...
Microalgae are reported as the efficient source of renewable biodiesel which should be able to meet the global demand of transport fuels. ...
As the price of petroleum-based products rises in the United States, alternative fuels, such as biodiesel are being looked at with renewed interest. ...
This action, which formally amended the list of chemicals that do not have to report the onerous downstream processing and use information under the CDR Form U, Part III, occurred because of the forward thinking actions of the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®). In October 2014, recognizing an advocacy opportunity to equalize what had been an uneven ...
Both studies demonstrate the growth of the United States' renewable energy industry with improved ethanol and biodiesel production resulting in doubled renewable energy production and a reduction in foreign oil imports. The energy used to produce corn has fallen as well, which has made the production of ethanol more efficient so ...
The tax credits in the package include Individual Tax Extenders, Business Tax Extenders, and $16.4 billion in Energy Tax Extenders. The wind production tax credit, a $1.01 per-gallon production credit for second generation biofuels, energy efficiency credits, and a renewable electricity production credit that includes biomass and municipal solid ...
The Problem: Management of Complex Systems The school’s energy resources include a biodiesel production facility, several large photovoltaic arrays, several solar thermal systems, a wind turbine, a geothermal system, and biomass heating. ...
In this study, we evaluated the use of an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor to treat crude glycerol obtained from cottonseed biodiesel production. The laboratory-scale UASB reactor (7.0 L) was operated at ambient temperature of 26.5°C with chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations between 0.5 and 8.0 g/L. The volatile fatty acid contents, pH, ...
On June 17, 2015, the Australian government made a bipartisan agreement to tax Australian-produced biodiesel and ethanol. Cleaner fuel grants for renewable and biobased diesel fuels will end by July 1, 2015, as will the Ethanol production grant. An excise rate on biodiesel will be phased in starting in 2015-2016 at zero percent, and will increase ...
The micralgae-based biofuel obtained from dairy wastewater (DWW) is considered a promising source of energy. However, this process consumes water due to the concentration of wastewater being normally too high for some micoralgae cultivation, and dilution is always needed. In this work, the cultivation of microalgae has been examined in non-recirculated water (NR) and recirculated water systems ...
The Senators asked for RFS requirements to be set through 2017 to prevent the uncertainty that has caused several biodiesel production facilities to fail while waiting for previous years' RFS requirements that never ...
The UV disinfection did not lead to significant differences in fatty acid profile and total lipid productivities, although it increased algal biomass concentration and productivity as well as lipid content. Moreover, the overall biomass concentrations and productivities decreased with the UV disinfection, mostly as a consequence of a loss in ...
On March 30, 2015, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) submitted a petition to EPA seeking reconsideration and a request for stay of EPA's approval of the Argentinian Camara Argentina de Biocombustibles (CARBIO) Alternative Biomass Tracking Program. According to the NBB press release, EPA failed to provide an opportunity for public comment on the EPA decision and a lack of transparency as to how ...