Biodiesel Testing

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. It may also indicate the B100 product was subjected to low temperatures (below pour point). It is not sufficient to warm to ambient- product must be heated to 100F to liquefy all molecules present.

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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 fuels. One of the alternatives found to have promise is the production of biodiesel.

Article:
Biodiesel and Its Impact on the Environment
By Matt OConnor

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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 order to become biodiesel.

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Biodiesel - Save Money & Help The Environment
By Assaf Katzir

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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 order to become biodiesel.

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Biodiesel Myths and Facts
By Matt OConnor

When it comes to biodiesel, a lot of bad (and plain wrong) information tends to get thrown around leaving the public unsure as to whether biodiesel itself is indeed a good thing.

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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.

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Biodiesel and biofuel production is growing at an exponentially increasing rate as new test-bed plants and full production facilities are being approved every month across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

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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.

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Biodiesel fuel production is an industry currently experiencing an accelerating rate of growth as business confidence in alternative energy markets improves, and public sentiment is shifting towards more environmentally-friendly, sustainable living. Biodiesel production in North America is predicted to reach one billion gallons during the year 2007, while less than one tenth of this amount was produced just four years earlier.

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