We are excited about The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo 2008! It will be held in Orlando, February 3-6, 2008 – Orlando is a great place to be in the middle of winter! The Conference will be at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. The 2008 Conference is expected to break records with the…
The U.S. Department of Energy has many biodiesel related incentives and laws to encourage blenders, producers, and retailers to manufacture these alternative fuels. Quality control is a must throughout the production process. Midwest Laboratories, Inc. offers a wide array of Petroleum Analysis & Biodiesel Analysis Biodiesel Testing. We’re happy to work with you to whether…
Cold Soak Filtration Analysis: ASTM 6217 The time in seconds it takes for cold soaked biodiesel to pass through two 0.8 micron filters and the amount of particulate matter expressed in mg/l collected on the filter. For Producers/Blenders: Poor filtration can be related to choice of feedstock, as well as incomplete glycerin removal during processing….
Summary: Biodiesel has been getting its share of interest among people in the search for alternative fuels. The cost of oils has been steadily going up in the worldwide market and many think it is time to find alternative sources to tone down in some way the rising costs of using gas and other petroleum-derived…
Summary: More and more people choose to use biodiesel as their alternative fuel for their diesel vehicle. There are so many reasons and incentives to use biodiesel instead of petrodiesel. The biodiesel is produced from vegetable oil or animal fat. The vegetable oil has to pass a simple chemical process that is called transesterification in…
Summary: More and more people choose to use biodiesel as their alternative fuel for their diesel vehicle. There are so many reasons and incentives to use biodiesel instead of petrodiesel. The biodiesel is produced from vegetable oil or animal fat. The vegetable oil has to pass a simple chemical process that is called transesterification in…
Biodiesel Testing – Quality and Purity Testing Biodiesel and biofuel production is growing at an ever growing rate as new production facilities appear across Europe, Asia, and the Americas every month. Manufacturers of biodiesel testing equipment are responding to these growing demands to supply the market at every level. — Biodiesel and biofuel production is…
BQ-9000 Biodiesel Accreditation We are on the cusp of a biodiesel revolution: Encouraging consumer confidence in growing biodiesel markets is one of the major goals of the BQ-9000 accreditation body. — Biodiesel fuel production is an industry currently experiencing an accelerating rate of growth as business confidence in alternative energy markets improves, and public sentiment…