Biodiesel Quality Solutions
If you're following the biodiesel industry, it seems another group of entrepreneurs is announcing plans to build a new biodiesel plant almost every day.
For many small and medium-sized producers of biodiesel, adhering to strict quality standards has been a big issue. Often, the final product manufactured at these plans does not meet ASTM standards of biodiesel production, but are shipped out to end users anyway.
The most important quality aspects for biodiesel are flash point, alcohol content, cloud point, water and sediment content (including a test for the presence of a number of harmful elements), acid value, free and total glycerin, and most importantly, oxidation stability.
The oxdiation stability issue is one of the most relevant to today's biodiesel users because it determines the length of time the biodiesel (or biodiesel blend) can be stored safely and if oxidation stability standards are not met, there could be disastrous harm caused to every tank, truck, engine, and part coming into contact with the fuel.
According to a recent article in Today's Trucking, "Small and medium producers of biodiesel have 'significant failure rates,' while about 90 percent of all tested biodiesel meets specifications, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's 2007 biodiesel quality survey." (http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=19383)
This presents a dangerous dilemma for end users who are considering a switch to biodiesel. If low-quality biodiesel is making its way into the marketplace undetected, is it worth the risk?
Of course, for biodiesel producers, a news report like the one shown above makes their potential clients fearful and hurts their ability to do business.
IFT's DiesoLIFT BD-3 recently passed through comprehensive testing of its ability to improve oxidation stability in biodiesel and biodiesel blands and revealed itself to be the best available biodiesel stability improver on the market today.
For many producers, marketers, and end users of biodiesel, use of DiesoLIFT BD-3 will provide:
For many small and medium-sized producers of biodiesel, adhering to strict quality standards has been a big issue. Often, the final product manufactured at these plans does not meet ASTM standards of biodiesel production, but are shipped out to end users anyway.
The most important quality aspects for biodiesel are flash point, alcohol content, cloud point, water and sediment content (including a test for the presence of a number of harmful elements), acid value, free and total glycerin, and most importantly, oxidation stability.
The oxdiation stability issue is one of the most relevant to today's biodiesel users because it determines the length of time the biodiesel (or biodiesel blend) can be stored safely and if oxidation stability standards are not met, there could be disastrous harm caused to every tank, truck, engine, and part coming into contact with the fuel.
According to a recent article in Today's Trucking, "Small and medium producers of biodiesel have 'significant failure rates,' while about 90 percent of all tested biodiesel meets specifications, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's 2007 biodiesel quality survey." (http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=19383)
This presents a dangerous dilemma for end users who are considering a switch to biodiesel. If low-quality biodiesel is making its way into the marketplace undetected, is it worth the risk?
Of course, for biodiesel producers, a news report like the one shown above makes their potential clients fearful and hurts their ability to do business.
IFT's DiesoLIFT BD-3 recently passed through comprehensive testing of its ability to improve oxidation stability in biodiesel and biodiesel blands and revealed itself to be the best available biodiesel stability improver on the market today.
For many producers, marketers, and end users of biodiesel, use of DiesoLIFT BD-3 will provide:
- Longer storage/shelf life
- Significantly lower ocurrences microbial growth caused by oxidation
- Increase the overall value of the product to end users
