It is exciting to see more biodiesel samples coming in. Hopefully, the production of biodiesel will be back to normal levels again.

From the companies I have read and spoke with, it appears this summer we should begin to see biodiesel production levels increasing again.

Today, a number of biodiesel plants are trying to work through shut-down issues that occurred in 2009-2010 and starting up those processes again.

Also, heck out the March 28, 2011 Post on NewsMidwestLabs.com  regarding glycerin testing.   Biodiesel appears to be making a comeback in the first quarter of 2011.  Hopefully, this time it’s a lasting change.

Midwest Laboratories is a leader in biodiesel testing.  Based on four years of sample analysis in the biodiesel testing arena, we have defined a test package, Preliminary Profile Test Package. This test package gives producers a quick look at some of the hardest ASTM D 6751 analysis to pass.  This package includes:

Cold Soak Filtration,  Total Glycerin with breakdown of Mono, Di and Triglycerides  and Free Glycerin

The package lists for $300.00

Midwest Laboratories offers complete ASTM D 6751 Testing at $800.00

It has been almost, exactly one year since the biodiesel tax credit expired.  Now biodiesel producers everywhere are rejoicing that production can continue on a profitable basis.

For more information on this story, click here.

Look for more information regarding biodiesel testing.

Today is a good day to be thankful that biodiesel production can occur again and be a profitable venture.

Brent Pohlman | Marketing Director

Midwest Laboratories

Biodiesel Testing is beginning to pickup a little more this fall. Hopefully, the industry can hang in there and receive proper funding.  Stay tuned to the latest news from Washington D.C.

Biodiesel making a comeback

Contact Heather or Brent @ 402-829-9877

More information can be found at the National Biodiesel Board Site

http://www.biodiesel.org/news/RFS/default.shtm

Sign-Up Form Link

http://www.biodiesel.org/news/RFS/form.shtm

Midwest Laboratories put together a critical package for biodiesel
clients to help clients produce a quality product by passing the
hardest requirements of ASTM D 6751 .This new critical package, (Flash
Point, Acid Number, Total Glycerin, Free Glycerin, Oxidation Stability
and NEW – Cold Soak Filtration) includes the Cold Soak Filtration. This
new test has required a number of biodiesel producers to reevaluate
steps in their process. The Cold Soak Filtration Test will officially
be enforced in April, 2009 as a part of ASTM D 6751. At Midwest
Laboratories, our role is to help inform clients about this test up
front so it can be addressed sooner rather than later.

In the past, substandard biodiesel would often precipitate material out of solution when exposed to cold temperatures. If this happens with biofuel used in an engine, it can lead to extensive damage. Therefore, legislators required the cold soak filtration test to prevent such substandard product from being available to consumers.

The standards are established by an organization known as the ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials. For years, the ASTM has set the standards for the fuel source to be allowed in the marketplace.

But what is the cold soak filtration test, exactly? It measures the seconds it takes for cold soaked biodiesel to pass through two 0.8 micron filters. It also measures the particulate matter remaining on the filter.

This ensures that end users will not have clogged engine filters or worse problems when using biodiesel in cold temperatures.

To ensure that the fuels you are manufacturing meet the newest regulations, it is important to subject them to biodiesel testing.

Midwest Labs offers biodiesel testing including the cold soak filtration test. Maintaining high quality standards is the key to customer satisfaction.

One proposition of interest was to invest in research making ethanol from agricultural waste, which is a realistic biofuel of our future.

Methane gas is a natural byproduct of landfills all over our country. Power plants are starting to use this energy source to make the electricity to power your home and business.

There are also newly developing biofuels from algae and cellulosic ethanol. Cellulosic ethanol is most interesting because it uses plant matter that might normally be considered agricultural waste … corn stalks, straw, various grasses and woody plant material.