But part of the massive bill is a new tax incentive for using the alternative fuel known as biodiesel. Biodiesel is a diesel fuel produced by combining vegetable oils or animal fats with methanol in a transesterification reaction that yields a fatty acid methyl ester, known as biodiesel, and glycerin. About three-quarters of a pound of glycerin is produced for every gallon of biodiesel made. Last year, according to the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), the industry's trade association, the U.S. produced about 30 million gal of biodiesel, primarily for customers like universities and the U.S. military that operate large diesel vehicle fleets.
by MICHAEL MCCOY, C&EN NORTHEAST NEWS BUREAU | February 21, 2005
—Stepan gets biodiesel grant “” Surfactants maker Stepan has obtained a $3 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity's Renewable Fuels Development Program to expand its biodiesel production in Millsdale, Ill. The firm already produces 19 million gal of biodiesel annually at the site.
October 02, 2006
—UPM Opens Biodiesel Refinery In Finland “” Forest products firm UPM Biofuels has started commercial production at its wood-based biodiesel refinery in Lappeenranta, Finland. The Finnish company produces the fuel by hydrotreating and distilling crude tall oil, a by-product of pulp manufacturing. UPM invested $200 million in the plant, which will produce more than 30 million gal of renewable diesel per year. /articles/93/i3/UPM-Opens-Biodiesel-Refinery-Finland.html 20150119 Concentrates 93 3 /magazine/93/09303.html UPM Opens Biodiesel Refinery In Finland biofuels, biodiesel, pulp and paper con bus Melody M. Bomgardner business UPM’s new biodiesel plant in Finland. UPM UPM’s new biofuels facility in Finland. energy plants-manufacturing UPM Opens Biodiesel Refinery In Finland Chemical & Engineering News UPM Opens Biodiesel Refinery In Finland UPM Opens Biodiesel Refinery In Finland
by Melody M. Bomgardner | January 19, 2015
—Dow And Bayer Sign Biodiesel License “” Dow Water & Process Solutions and Bayer Technology Services have signed a licensing agreement that allows Dow to market Bayer’s BayFAME biodiesel production technology. BayFAME is based on Amberlyst BD20, a polymer catalyst originally developed by Rohm and Haas, which Dow acquired last spring. The technology converts free fatty acids into fatty acid methyl esters, also known as biodiesel. Most biodiesel is made through the transesterification of plant triglycerides, and the free fatty acids in such plants are considered waste. /articles/87/i50/Dow-Bayer-Sign-Biodiesel-License.html 20091214 Concentrates 87 50 /magazine/87/8750.html Dow And Bayer Sign Biodiesel License BayFAME, fatty acid methyl esters con bus Alexander H. Tullo business Dow And Bayer Sign Biodiesel License Chemical & Engineering News Dow And Bayer Sign Biodiesel License Dow And Bayer Sign Biodiesel License
by Alexander H. Tullo | December 14, 2009
—Ineos Details Its Biodiesel Ambitions “” Ineos Enterprises plans to produce 2 million metric tons of biodiesel annually by 2012, with some 1.2 million tons by 2010. The U.K.-based chemical company aims to become "the first truly Pan-European supplier of biodiesel." The firm says a previously announced biodiesel plant at its Grangemouth, Scotland, refinery will have at least 500,000 metric tons of capacity and will open by 2008 at a cost of more than $165 million.
October 23, 2006
—Dow Haltermann's biodiesel plans “” Dow Chemical's Dow Haltermann Custom Processing unit will bring a 40,000-ton biodiesel plant on-line in Antwerp, Belgium, this year. Plans are to increase output to 100,000 tons in 2007. The company currently operates a 50,000-ton plant in Houston. The Houston plant supplies biodiesel marketer World Energy, whereas the customer for the European plant, which will process rapeseed, canola, and soy oil, has not been announced. /articles/84/i9/Dow-Haltermanns-biodiesel-plans.html 20060227 Concentrates 84 9 /magazine/84/8409.html Dow Haltermann's biodiesel plans con bus business Dow Haltermann's biodiesel plans Chemical & Engineering News Dow Haltermann's biodiesel plans Dow Haltermann's biodiesel plans
February 27, 2006
—Biodiesel Spurs Two Agreements “” Two pairs of companies have signed agreements intended to increase the availability and stability of biodiesel fuels. In the first, Süd-Chemie will manufacture catalyst for biodiesel firm Benefuel. Developed at India's National Chemical Laboratory, the solid catalyst turns low-grade vegetable oils and animal fats into fatty acid methyl esters, Benefuel says.
January 14, 2008
—Keeping A Watchful Eye On Biodiesel “ACS Meeting News: Optical sensor changes color in the presence of fatty acid methyl esters, serving as a tool for monitoring fuel quality” When it comes to airline safety, one technical detail most people don’t know about is the 5-ppm limit of biodiesel fuel contamination in jet fuel.
by Stephen K. Ritter | September 16, 2013