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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:

• Longer storage/shelf life
  
• Significantly lower ocurrences microbial growth caused by oxidation
  
• Increase the overall value of the product to end users

For full test data on DiesoLIFT BD-3 and to see how it stacks up to the "top" oxidation stability additives on today's market, contact Paul Lee at plee@internationalfuel.com.

This is an excerpt from the recent press release announcing the completion of development and testing for IFT's newest and most effective product for fuel stability in biodiesel and biodiesel blends, DiesoLIFT BD-3:

DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3, IFT’s proprietary fuel additive formulation for use with bio-diesels and bio-diesel fuel blends, has recently been introduced, following an extensive research and development program and subsequent testing that have demonstrated that DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3 is the top performing fuel additive technology for addressing oxidation stability and deposit formation in bio-diesels and bio-diesel fuel blends.

DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3 has been compared in performance to BHT, the antioxidant commonly used in the industry and market’s top performers in pure bio-diesels (B100) and B5 and B10 bio-diesel fuel blends. Test procedures included the EN 14112 Rancimat Oxidation Test, ASTM D 4625 Storage Stability Test and ASTM D2274/ISO 12205 Oxidation Test, ASTM D130/ISO 2160 Copper Corrosion Test, EN 12662 Contamination Test.

Results from the tests demonstrated that DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3 exceeds the performance of any other bio-diesel fuel stabilizer in the marketplace today.

In summary DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3:

-Protects bio-diesel blends against oxidation, degradation and performance drop

-Extends storage stability

-Allows bio-diesel to meet and exceed current standards and specifications

-Provides additional protection against metal contamination

-Confers fuel efficiency and emissions control performance to bio-diesel

-Is in liquid form, thus simplifying application and usage

-Is the top performing fuel additive technology for addressing oxidation stability and deposit control in bio-diesel fuel blends

Please visit our web site (www.internationalfuel.com, under Products – DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3) for a full technical paper on DiesoLIFT^TM BD-3."

 

 

Ensuring biodiesel quality has been a top priority for both biodiesel producers and consumers around the world. Yet, stability issues have continued to negatively impact many users, sparking a search for solutions of any kind. IFT recently tested DiesoLIFT BD-3 against a panel of the top competing additives in the market and it clearly outperformed all additive products, delivering unparalelled stability improvements to biodiesel and biodiesel blends.

With the growing demand for stability additives from biodiesel producers, biodiesel marketers, and end-users, the timing of the development of DiesoLIFT BD-3 could not be any better.

For more information on DiesoLIFT BD-3, please contact Paul Lee at plee@internationalfuel.com.