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Biodiesel

February 04, 2023

"Green diesel" redirects here. For dyed fuel, see Fuel dyes.
This article is about transesterified liquids. For hydrogenated alkane renewable diesel, see hydrotreated vegetable oil. For biomass and organic waste-to-fuel production, see Biomass to liquid. For unmodified vegetable oil used as motor fuel, see Vegetable oil fuel.
For broader coverage of this topic, see Biofuel.

Biodiesel is a form of diesel fuel derived from plants or animals and consisting of long-chain fatty acid esters. It is typically made by chemically reacting lipids such as animal fat (tallow),[1] soybean oil,[2] or some other vegetable oil[3] with an alcohol, producing a methyl, ethyl or propyl ester by the process of transesterification.

Experimental French Régiolis Class train using B100 as substitute of Diesel
A bus in Nebraska powered by biodiesel from soybeans
Space-filling model of methyl linoleate, or linoleic acid methyl ester, a common methyl ester produced from soybean or canola oil and methanol
Space-filling model of ethyl stearate, or stearic acid ethyl ester, an ethyl ester produced from soybean or canola oil and ethanol

Unlike the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines, biodiesel is a drop-in biofuel, meaning it is compatible with existing diesel engines and distribution infrastructure. However, it is usually blended with petrodiesel (typically to less than 10%) since most engines cannot run on pure Biodiesel without modification.[4][5] Biodiesel blends can also be used as heating oil.

The US National Biodiesel Board defines "biodiesel" as a mono-alkyl ester.[6]

Blends

 
Biodiesel sample

Blends of biodiesel and conventional hydrocarbon-based diesel are most commonly distributed for use in the retail diesel fuel marketplace. Much of the world uses a system known as the "B" factor to state the amount of biodiesel in any fuel mix:[7]

  • 100% biodiesel is referred to as B100
  • 20% biodiesel, 80% petrodiesel is labeled B20[4]
  • 7% biodiesel, 93% petrodiesel is labeled B7
  • 5% biodiesel, 95% petrodiesel is labeled B5
  • 2% biodiesel, 98% petrodiesel is labeled B2

Blends of 20% biodiesel and lower can be used in diesel equipment with no, or only minor modifications,[8] although certain manufacturers do not extend warranty coverage if equipment is damaged by these blends. The B6 to B20 blends are covered by the ASTM D7467 specification.[9] Biodiesel can also be used in its pure form (B100), but may require certain engine modifications to avoid maintenance and performance problems.[10] Blending B100 with petroleum diesel may be accomplished by:

  • Mixing in tanks at manufacturing point prior to delivery to tanker truck
  • Splash mixing in the tanker truck (adding specific percentages of biodiesel and petroleum diesel)
  • In-line mixing, two components arrive at tanker truck simultaneously.
  • Metered pump mixing, petroleum diesel and biodiesel meters are set to X total volume,

Historical background

 
Rudolf Diesel

Transesterification of a vegetable oil was conducted as early as 1853 by Patrick Duffy, four decades before the first diesel engine became functional.[11][12] Rudolf Diesel's prime model, a single 10 ft (3.05 m) iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base, ran on its own power for the first time in Augsburg, Germany, on 10 August 1893 running on nothing but peanut oil. In remembrance of this event, 10 August has been declared "".[13]

It is often reported that Diesel designed his engine to run on peanut oil, but this is not the case. Diesel stated in his published papers, "at the Paris Exhibition in 1900 (Exposition Universelle) there was shown by the Otto Company a small Diesel engine, which, at the request of the French government ran on arachide (earth-nut or pea-nut) oil (see biodiesel), and worked so smoothly that only a few people were aware of it. The engine was constructed for using mineral oil, and was then worked on vegetable oil without any alterations being made. The French Government at the time thought of testing the applicability to power production of the Arachide, or earth-nut, which grows in considerable quantities in their African colonies, and can easily be cultivated there." Diesel himself later conducted related tests and appeared supportive of the idea.[14] In a 1912 speech Diesel said, "the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today but such oils may become, in the course of time, as important as petroleum and the coal-tar products of the present time."

Despite the widespread use of petroleum-derived diesel fuels, interest in vegetable oils as fuels for internal combustion engines was reported in several countries during the 1920s and 1930s and later during World War II. Belgium, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Japan and China were reported to have tested and used vegetable oils as diesel fuels during this time. Some operational problems were reported due to the high viscosity of vegetable oils compared to petroleum diesel fuel, which results in poor atomization of the fuel in the fuel spray and often leads to deposits and coking of the injectors, combustion chamber and valves. Attempts to overcome these problems included heating of the vegetable oil, blending it with petroleum-derived diesel fuel or ethanol, pyrolysis and cracking of the oils.

On 31 August 1937, G. Chavanne of the University of Brussels (Belgium) was granted a patent for a "Procedure for the transformation of vegetable oils for their uses as fuels" (fr. "Procédé de Transformation d’Huiles Végétales en Vue de Leur Utilisation comme Carburants") Belgian Patent 422,877. This patent described the alcoholysis (often referred to as transesterification) of vegetable oils using ethanol (and mentions methanol) in order to separate the fatty acids from the glycerol by replacing the glycerol with short linear alcohols. This appears to be the first account of the production of what is known as "biodiesel" today.[15] This is similar (copy) to the patented methods used in the 18th century to make lamp-oil, and may be inspired by some old historical oil lamps, in some places.

More recently, in 1977, Brazilian scientist Expedito Parente invented and submitted for patent, the first industrial process for the production of biodiesel.[16] This process is classified as biodiesel by international norms, conferring a "standardized identity and quality. No other proposed biofuel has been validated by the motor industry."[17] As of 2010, Parente's company Tecbio is working with Boeing and NASA to certify bioquerosene (bio-kerosene), another product produced and patented by the Brazilian scientist.[18]

Research into the use of transesterified sunflower oil, and refining it to diesel fuel standards, was initiated in South Africa in 1979. By 1983, the process for producing fuel-quality, engine-tested biodiesel was completed and published internationally.[19] An Austrian company, Gaskoks, obtained the technology from the South African Agricultural Engineers; the company erected the first biodiesel pilot plant in November 1987, and the first industrial-scale plant in April 1989 (with a capacity of 30,000 tons of rapeseed per annum).

Throughout the 1990s, plants were opened in many European countries, including the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden. France launched local production of biodiesel fuel (referred to as diester) from rapeseed oil, which is mixed into regular diesel fuel at a level of 5%, and into the diesel fuel used by some captive fleets (e.g. public transportation) at a level of 30%. Renault, Peugeot and other manufacturers have certified truck engines for use with up to that level of partial biodiesel; experiments with 50% biodiesel are underway. During the same period, nations in other parts of the world also saw local production of biodiesel starting up: by 1998, the Austrian Biofuels Institute had identified 21 countries with commercial biodiesel projects. 100% biodiesel is now available at many normal service stations across Europe.

Properties

The color of biodiesel ranges from clear to golden to dark brown, depending on the production method and the feedstock used to make the fuel. This also changes the resulting fuel properties.[20] In general, biodiesel is slightly miscible with water, has a high boiling point and low vapor pressure. The flash point of biodiesel can exceed 130 °C (266 °F),[21] significantly higher than that of petroleum diesel which may be as low as 52 °C (126 °F).[22][23] Biodiesel has a density around ~0.88 g/cm3, higher than petrodiesel (~0.85 g/cm3).[22][23]

The calorific value of biodiesel is about 37.27 MJ/kg.[24] This is 9% lower than regular Number 2 petrodiesel. Variations in biodiesel energy density is more dependent on the feedstock used than the production process. Still, these variations are less than for petrodiesel.[25] It has been claimed biodiesel gives better lubricity and more complete combustion thus increasing the engine energy output and partially compensating for the higher energy density of petrodiesel.[26]

Biodiesel also contains virtually no sulfur[27] and although lacking sulfur compounds that in petrodiesel provide much of the lubricity, it has promising lubricating properties and cetane ratings compared to low sulfur diesel fuels and often serves as an additive to ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel to aid with lubrication.[28] Biodiesel Fuels with higher lubricity may increase the usable life of high-pressure fuel injection equipment that relies on the fuel for its lubrication. Depending on the engine, this might include high pressure injection pumps, pump injectors (also called unit injectors) and fuel injectors.

 
Older diesel Mercedes are popular for running on biodiesel.

Applications

 
Targray Biofuels railcar transporting Biodiesel.

Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most injection pump diesel engines. New extreme high-pressure (29,000 psi) common rail engines have strict factory limits of B5 or B20, depending on manufacturer.[29] Biodiesel has different solvent properties from petrodiesel, and will degrade natural rubber gaskets and hoses in vehicles (mostly vehicles manufactured before 1992), although these tend to wear out naturally and most likely will have already been replaced with FKM, which is nonreactive to biodiesel. Biodiesel has been known to break down deposits of residue in the fuel lines where petrodiesel has been used.[30] As a result, fuel filters may become clogged with particulates if a quick transition to pure biodiesel is made. Therefore, it is recommended to change the fuel filters on engines and heaters shortly after first switching to a biodiesel blend.[31]

Distribution

Since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, biodiesel use has been increasing in the United States.[32] In the UK, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation obliges suppliers to include 5% renewable fuel in all transport fuel sold in the UK by 2010. For road diesel, this effectively means 5% biodiesel (B5).

Vehicular use and manufacturer acceptance

In 2005, Chrysler (then part of DaimlerChrysler) released the Jeep Liberty CRD diesels from the factory into the European market with 5% biodiesel blends, indicating at least partial acceptance of biodiesel as an acceptable diesel fuel additive.[33] In 2007, DaimlerChrysler indicated its intention to increase warranty coverage to 20% biodiesel blends if biofuel quality in the United States can be standardized.[34]

The Volkswagen Group has released a statement indicating that several of its vehicles are compatible with B5 and B100 made from rape seed oil and compatible with the EN 14214 standard. The use of the specified biodiesel type in its cars will not void any warranty.[35]

Mercedes Benz does not allow diesel fuels containing greater than 5% biodiesel (B5) due to concerns about "production shortcomings".[36] Any damages caused by the use of such non-approved fuels will not be covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

Starting in 2004, the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia decided to update its bus system to allow the fleet of city buses to run entirely on a fish-oil based biodiesel. This caused the city some initial mechanical issues, but after several years of refining, the entire fleet had successfully been converted.[37][38][39]

In 2007, McDonald's of UK announced it would start producing biodiesel from the waste oil byproduct of its restaurants. This fuel would be used to run its fleet.[40]

The 2014 Chevy Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, direct from the factory, will be rated for up to B20 (blend of 20% biodiesel / 80% regular diesel) biodiesel compatibility[41]

Railway usage

 
Biodiesel locomotive and its external fuel tank at Mount Washington Cog Railway

British train operating company Virgin Trains West Coast claimed to have run the UK's first "biodiesel train", when a Class 220 was converted to run on 80% petrodiesel and 20% biodiesel.[42][43]

The British Royal Train on 15 September 2007 completed its first ever journey run on 100% biodiesel fuel supplied by Green Fuels Ltd. Prince Charles and Green Fuels managing director James Hygate were the first passengers on a train fueled entirely by biodiesel fuel. Since 2007, the Royal Train has operated successfully on B100 (100% biodiesel).[44] A government white paper also proposed converting large portions of the UK railways to biodiesel but the proposal was subsequently dropped in favour of further electrification.[45]

Similarly, a state-owned short-line railroad in Eastern Washington ran a test of a 25% biodiesel / 75% petrodiesel blend during the summer of 2008, purchasing fuel from a biodiesel producer sited along the railroad tracks.[46] The train will be powered by biodiesel made in part from canola grown in agricultural regions through which the short line runs.

Also in 2007, Disneyland began running the park trains on B98 (98% biodiesel). The program was discontinued in 2008 due to storage issues, but in January 2009, it was announced that the park would then be running all trains on biodiesel manufactured from its own used cooking oils. This is a change from running the trains on soy-based biodiesel.[47]

In 2007, the historic Mt. Washington Cog Railway added the first biodiesel locomotive to its all-steam locomotive fleet. The fleet has climbed up the western slopes of Mount Washington in New Hampshire since 1868 with a peak vertical climb of 37.4 degrees.[48]

On 8 July 2014,[49] the then Indian Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda announced in Railway Budget that 5% bio-diesel will be used in Indian Railways' Diesel Engines.[50]

As a heating oil

Main article: Bioliquids

Biodiesel can also be used as a heating fuel in domestic and commercial boilers, a mix of heating oil and biofuel which is standardized and taxed slightly differently from diesel fuel used for transportation. Bioheat fuel is a proprietary blend of biodiesel and traditional heating oil. Bioheat is a registered trademark of the National Biodiesel Board [NBB] and the [NORA] in the United States, and Columbia Fuels in Canada.[51] Heating biodiesel is available in various blends. ASTM 396 recognizes blends of up to 5 percent biodiesel as equivalent to pure petroleum heating oil. Blends of higher levels of up to 20% biofuel are used by many consumers. Research is underway to determine whether such blends affect performance.

Older furnaces may contain rubber parts that would be affected by biodiesel's solvent properties, but can otherwise burn biodiesel without any conversion required. Care must be taken, given that varnishes left behind by petrodiesel will be released and can clog pipes—fuel filtering and prompt filter replacement is required. Another approach is to start using biodiesel as a blend, and decreasing the petroleum proportion over time can allow the varnishes to come off more gradually and be less likely to clog. Due to biodiesel's strong solvent properties, the furnace is cleaned out and generally becomes more efficient.[52]

A law passed under Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick requires all home heating diesel in that state to be 2% biofuel by July 1, 2010, and 5% biofuel by 2013.[53] New York City has passed a similar law.

Cleaning oil spills

With 80–90% of oil spill costs invested in shoreline cleanup, there is a search for more efficient and cost-effective methods to extract oil spills from the shorelines.[54] Biodiesel has displayed its capacity to significantly dissolve crude oil, depending on the source of the fatty acids. In a laboratory setting, oiled sediments that simulated polluted shorelines were sprayed with a single coat of biodiesel and exposed to simulated tides.[55] Biodiesel is an effective solvent to oil due to its methyl ester component, which considerably lowers the viscosity of the crude oil. Additionally, it has a higher buoyancy than crude oil, which later aids in its removal. As a result, 80% of oil was removed from cobble and fine sand, 50% in coarse sand, and 30% in gravel. Once the oil is liberated from the shoreline, the oil-biodiesel mixture is manually removed from the water surface with skimmers. Any remaining mixture is easily broken down due to the high biodegradability of biodiesel, and the increased surface area exposure of the mixture.

Biodiesel in generators

 
Biodiesel is also used in rental generators

In 2001, UC Riverside installed a 6-megawatt backup power system that is entirely fueled by biodiesel. Backup diesel-fueled generators allow companies to avoid damaging blackouts of critical operations at the expense of high pollution and emission rates. By using B100, these generators were able to essentially eliminate the byproducts that result in smog, ozone, and sulfur emissions.[56] The use of these generators in residential areas around schools, hospitals, and the general public result in substantial reductions in poisonous carbon monoxide and particulate matter.[57]

Fuel efficiency

The power output of biodiesel depends on its blend, quality, and load conditions under which the fuel is burnt. The thermal efficiency for example of B100 as compared to B20 will vary due to the differing energy content of the various blends. Thermal efficiency of a fuel is based in part on fuel characteristics such as: viscosity, specific density, and flash point; these characteristics will change as the blends as well as the quality of biodiesel varies. The American Society for Testing and Materials has set standards in order to judge the quality of a given fuel sample.[58]

One study found that the brake thermal efficiency of B40 was superior to traditional petroleum counterpart at higher compression ratios (this higher brake thermal efficiency was recorded at compression ratios of 21:1). It was noted that, as the compression ratios increased, the efficiency of all fuel types – as well as blends being tested – increased; though it was found that a blend of B40 was the most economical at a compression ratio of 21:1 over all other blends. The study implied that this increase in efficiency was due to fuel density, viscosity, and heating values of the fuels.[59]

Combustion

Fuel systems on some modern diesel engines were not designed to accommodate biodiesel, while many heavy duty engines are able to run with biodiesel blends up to B20.[4] Traditional direct injection fuel systems operate at roughly 3,000 psi at the injector tip while the modern common rail fuel system operates upwards of 30,000 PSI at the injector tip. Components are designed to operate at a great temperature range, from below freezing to over 1,000 °F (560 °C). Diesel fuel is expected to burn efficiently and produce as few emissions as possible. As emission standards are being introduced to diesel engines the need to control harmful emissions is being designed into the parameters of diesel engine fuel systems. The traditional inline injection system is more forgiving to poorer quality fuels as opposed to the common rail fuel system. The higher pressures and tighter tolerances of the common rail system allows for greater control over atomization and injection timing. This control of atomization as well as combustion allows for greater efficiency of modern diesel engines as well as greater control over emissions. Components within a diesel fuel system interact with the fuel in a way to ensure efficient operation of the fuel system and so the engine. If an out-of-specification fuel is introduced to a system that has specific parameters of operation, then the integrity of the overall fuel system may be compromised. Some of these parameters such as spray pattern and atomization are directly related to injection timing.[60]

One study found that during atomization, biodiesel and its blends produced droplets greater in diameter than the droplets produced by traditional petrodiesel. The smaller droplets were attributed to the lower viscosity and surface tension of traditional diesel fuel. It was found that droplets at the periphery of the spray pattern were larger in diameter than the droplets at the center. This was attributed to the faster pressure drop at the edge of the spray pattern; there was a proportional relationship between the droplet size and the distance from the injector tip. It was found that B100 had the greatest spray penetration, this was attributed to the greater density of B100.[61] Having a greater droplet size can lead to inefficiencies in the combustion, increased emissions, and decreased horse power. In another study it was found that there is a short injection delay when injecting biodiesel. This injection delay was attributed to the greater viscosity of Biodiesel. It was noted that the higher viscosity and the greater cetane rating of biodiesel over traditional petrodiesel lead to poor atomization, as well as mixture penetration with air during the ignition delay period.[62] Another study noted that this ignition delay may aid in a decrease of NOx emission.[63]

Emissions

Emissions are inherent to the combustion of diesel fuels that are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.). As these emissions are a byproduct of the combustion process, in order to ensure E.P.A. compliance a fuel system must be capable of controlling the combustion of fuels as well as the mitigation of emissions. There are a number of new technologies being phased in to control the production of diesel emissions. The exhaust gas recirculation system, E.G.R., and the diesel particulate filter, D.P.F., are both designed to mitigate the production of harmful emissions.[64]

The feedstock used to make the biodiesel fuel can significantly alter the resulting exhaust gas and particulate matter emissions,[65][66] even when blended with commercial diesel fuel.[67] A study performed by the Chonbuk National University concluded that a B30 biodiesel blend reduced carbon monoxide emissions by approximately 83% and particulate matter emissions by roughly 33%. NOx emissions, however, were found to increase without the application of an E.G.R. system. The study also concluded that, with E.G.R, a B20 biodiesel blend considerably reduced the emissions of the engine.[68] Additionally, analysis by the California Air Resources Board found that biodiesel had the lowest carbon emissions of the fuels tested, those being ultra-low-sulfur diesel, gasoline, corn-based ethanol, compressed natural gas, and five types of biodiesel from varying feedstocks. Their conclusions also showed great variance in carbon emissions of biodiesel based on the feedstock used. Of soy, tallow, canola, corn, and used cooking oil, soy showed the highest carbon emissions, while used cooking oil produced the lowest.[69]

While studying the effect of biodiesel on diesel particulate filters, it was found that though the presence of sodium and potassium carbonates aided in the catalytic conversion of ash, as the diesel particulates are catalyzed, they may congregate inside the D.P.F. and so interfere with the clearances of the filter.[clarification needed] This may cause the filter to clog and interfere with the regeneration process.[70] In a study on the impact of E.G.R. rates with blends of jathropa biodiesel it was shown that there was a decrease in fuel efficiency and torque output due to the use of biodiesel on a diesel engine designed with an E.G.R. system. It was found that CO and CO2 emissions increased with an increase in exhaust gas recirculation but NOx levels decreased. The opacity level of the jathropa blends was in an acceptable range, where traditional diesel was out of acceptable standards. It was shown that a decrease in Nox emissions could be obtained with an E.G.R. system. This study showed an advantage over traditional diesel within a certain operating range of the E.G.R. system.[71]

As of 2017, blended biodiesel fuels (especially B5, B8, and B20) are regularly used in many heavy-duty vehicles, especially transit buses in US cities. Characterization of exhaust emissions showed significant emission reductions compared to regular diesel.[4]

Material compatibility

  • Plastics: High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is compatible but polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is slowly degraded.[7] Polystyrene is dissolved on contact with biodiesel.
  • Metals: Biodiesel (like methanol) has an effect on copper-based materials (e.g. brass), and it also affects zinc, tin, lead, and cast iron.[7] Stainless steels (316 and 304) and aluminum are unaffected.
  • Rubber: Biodiesel also affects types of natural rubbers found in some older engine components. Studies have also found that fluorinated elastomers (FKM) cured with peroxide and base-metal oxides can be degraded when biodiesel loses its stability caused by oxidation. Commonly used synthetic rubbers FKM- GBL-S and FKM- GF-S found in modern vehicles were found to handle biodiesel in all conditions.[72]

Technical standards

Main article: Biodiesel standard

Biodiesel has a number of standards for its quality including European standard EN 14214, ASTM International D6751, and National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-3.524.

ASTM D6751 (American Society for Testing and Materials) details standards and specifications for biodiesels blended with middle distillate fuels. This specification standard specifies various test methods to be used in the determination of certain properties for biodiesel blends. Some of the tests mentioned include flash point and kinematic viscosity.

Low temperature gelling

When biodiesel is cooled below a certain point, some of the molecules aggregate and form crystals. The fuel starts to appear cloudy once the crystals become larger than one quarter of the wavelengths of visible light – this is the cloud point (CP). As the fuel is cooled further these crystals become larger. The lowest temperature at which fuel can pass through a 45 micrometre filter is the cold filter plugging point (CFPP).[73] As biodiesel is cooled further it will gel and then solidify. Within Europe, there are differences in the CFPP requirements between countries. This is reflected in the different national standards of those countries. The temperature at which pure (B100) biodiesel starts to gel varies significantly and depends upon the mix of esters and therefore the feedstock oil used to produce the biodiesel. For example, biodiesel produced from low erucic acid varieties of canola seed (RME) starts to gel at approximately −10 °C (14 °F). Biodiesel produced from beef tallow and palm oil tends to gel at around 16 °C (61 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) respectively.[74] There are a number of commercially available additives that will significantly lower the pour point and cold filter plugging point of pure biodiesel. Winter operation is also possible by blending biodiesel with other fuel oils including #2 low sulfur diesel fuel and #1 diesel / kerosene.

Another approach to facilitate the use of biodiesel in cold conditions is by employing a second fuel tank for biodiesel in addition to the standard diesel fuel tank. The second fuel tank can be insulated and a heating coil using engine coolant is run through the tank. The fuel tanks can be switched over when the fuel is sufficiently warm. A similar method can be used to operate diesel vehicles using straight vegetable oil.

Contamination by water

Biodiesel may contain small but problematic quantities of water. Although it is only slightly miscible with water it is hygroscopic.[75] One of the reasons biodiesel can absorb water is the persistence of mono and diglycerides left over from an incomplete reaction. These molecules can act as an emulsifier, allowing water to mix with the biodiesel.[citation needed] In addition, there may be water that is residual to processing or resulting from storage tank condensation. The presence of water is a problem because:

  • Water reduces the heat of fuel combustion, causing smoke, harder starting, and reduced power.
  • Water causes corrosion of fuel system components (pumps, fuel lines, etc.)
  • Microbes in water cause the paper-element filters in the system to rot and fail, causing failure of the fuel pump due to ingestion of large particles.
  • Water freezes to form ice crystals that provide sites for nucleation, accelerating gelling of the fuel.
  • Water causes pitting in pistons.

Previously, the amount of water contaminating biodiesel has been difficult to measure by taking samples, since water and oil separate. However, it is now possible to measure the water content using water-in-oil sensors.[76]

Water contamination is also a potential problem when using certain chemical catalysts involved in the production process, substantially reducing catalytic efficiency of base (high pH) catalysts such as potassium hydroxide. However, the super-critical methanol production methodology, whereby the transesterification process of oil feedstock and methanol is effectuated under high temperature and pressure, has been shown to be largely unaffected by the presence of water contamination during the production phase.

Availability

 
In some countries biodiesel is less expensive than conventional diesel
Further information: Biodiesel around the world

Global biodiesel production reached 3.8 million tons in 2005. Approximately 85% of biodiesel production came from the European Union.[citation needed][77]

Production

Further information: Biodiesel production

Biodiesel is commonly produced by the transesterification of the vegetable oil or animal fat feedstock, and other non-edible raw materials such as frying oil, etc. There are several methods for carrying out this transesterification reaction including the common batch process, heterogeneous catalysts,[78] supercritical processes, ultrasonic methods, and even microwave methods.

Chemically, transesterified biodiesel comprises a mix of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids. The most common form uses methanol (converted to sodium methoxide) to produce methyl esters (commonly referred to as Fatty Acid Methyl Ester – FAME) as it is the cheapest alcohol available, though ethanol can be used to produce an ethyl ester (commonly referred to as Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester – FAEE) biodiesel and higher alcohols such as isopropanol and butanol have also been used. Using alcohols of higher molecular weights improves the cold flow properties of the resulting ester, at the cost of a less efficient transesterification reaction. A lipid transesterification production process is used to convert the base oil to the desired esters. Any free fatty acids (FFAs) in the base oil are either converted to soap and removed from the process, or they are esterified (yielding more biodiesel) using an acidic catalyst. After this processing, unlike straight vegetable oil, biodiesel has combustion properties very similar to those of petroleum diesel, and can replace it in most current uses.

The methanol used in most biodiesel production processes is made using fossil fuel inputs. However, there are sources of renewable methanol made using carbon dioxide or biomass as feedstock, making their production processes free of fossil fuels.[79]

A by-product of the transesterification process is the production of glycerol. For every 1 tonne of biodiesel that is manufactured, 100 kg of glycerol are produced. Originally, there was a valuable market for the glycerol, which assisted the economics of the process as a whole. However, with the increase in global biodiesel production, the market price for this crude glycerol (containing 20% water and catalyst residues) has crashed. Research is being conducted globally to use this glycerol as a chemical building block (see chemical intermediate under Wikipedia article "Glycerol"). One initiative in the UK is The Glycerol Challenge.[80]

Usually this crude glycerol has to be purified, typically by performing vacuum distillation. This is rather energy intensive. The refined glycerol (98%+ purity) can then be utilised directly, or converted into other products. The following announcements were made in 2007: A joint venture of Ashland Inc. and Cargill announced plans to make propylene glycol in Europe from glycerol[81] and Dow Chemical announced similar plans for North America.[82] Dow also plans to build a plant in China to make epichlorhydrin from glycerol.[83] Epichlorhydrin is a raw material for epoxy resins.

Production levels

Further information: Biodiesel around the world

In 2007, biodiesel production capacity was growing rapidly, with an average annual growth rate from 2002 to 2006 of over 40%.[84] For the year 2006, the latest for which actual production figures could be obtained, total world biodiesel production was about 5–6 million tonnes, with 4.9 million tonnes processed in Europe (of which 2.7 million tonnes was from Germany) and most of the rest from the US. In 2008 production in Europe alone had risen to 7.8 million tonnes.[85] In July 2009, a duty was added to American imported biodiesel in the European Union in order to balance the competition from European, especially German producers.[86][87] The capacity for 2008 in Europe totalled 16 million tonnes. This compares with a total demand for diesel in the US and Europe of approximately 490 million tonnes (147 billion gallons).[88] Total world production of vegetable oil for all purposes in 2005–06 was about 110 million tonnes, with about 34 million tonnes each of palm oil and soybean oil.[89] As of 2018, Indonesia is the world's top supplier of palmoil-based biofuel with annual production of 3.5 million tons,[90][91] and expected to export about 1 million tonnes of biodiesel.[92]

US biodiesel production in 2011 brought the industry to a new milestone. Under the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard, targets have been implemented for the biodiesel production plants in order to monitor and document production levels in comparison to total demand. According to the year-end data released by the EPA, biodiesel production in 2011 reached more than 1 billion gallons. This production number far exceeded the 800 million gallon target set by the EPA. The projected production for 2020 is nearly 12 billion gallons.[93]

Biodiesel feedstocks

A variety of oils can be used to produce biodiesel. These include:

Many advocates suggest that waste vegetable oil is the best source of oil to produce biodiesel, but since the available supply is drastically less than the amount of petroleum-based fuel that is burned for transportation and home heating in the world, this local solution could not scale to the current rate of consumption.

Animal fats are a by-product of meat production and cooking. Although it would not be efficient to raise animals (or catch fish) simply for their fat, use of the by-product adds value to the livestock industry (hogs, cattle, poultry). Today, multi-feedstock biodiesel facilities are producing high quality animal-fat based biodiesel.[2][1] Currently, a 5-million dollar plant is being built in the US, with the intent of producing 11.4 million litres (3 million gallons) biodiesel from some of the estimated 1 billion kg (2.2 billion pounds) of chicken fat[99] produced annually at the local Tyson poultry plant.[95] Similarly, some small-scale biodiesel factories use waste fish oil as feedstock.[100][101] An EU-funded project (ENERFISH) suggests that at a Vietnamese plant to produce biodiesel from catfish (basa, also known as pangasius), an output of 13 tons/day of biodiesel can be produced from 81 tons of fish waste (in turn resulting from 130 tons of fish). This project utilises the biodiesel to fuel a CHP unit in the fish processing plant, mainly to power the fish freezing plant.[102]

Quantity of feedstocks required

See also: Food vs. fuel

Current worldwide production of vegetable oil and animal fat is not sufficient to replace liquid fossil fuel use. Furthermore, some object to the vast amount of farming and the resulting fertilization, pesticide use, and land use conversion that would be needed to produce the additional vegetable oil.[103] The advantages of algae are that it can be grown on non-arable land such as deserts or in marine environments, and the potential oil yields are much higher than from plants.

Yield

Feedstock yield efficiency per unit area affects the feasibility of ramping up production to the huge industrial levels required to power a significant percentage of vehicles.

Some typical yields
Crop Yield
L/ha US gal/acre
Palm oil[n 1] 4752 508
Coconut 2151 230
Cyperus esculentus[n 2] 1628 174
Rapeseed[n 1] 954 102
Soy (Indiana)[104] 554-922 59.2–98.6
Chinese tallow[n 3][n 4] 907 97
Peanut[n 1] 842 90
Sunflower[n 1] 767 82
Hemp[citation needed] 242 26
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Algae fuel yields have not yet been accurately determined, but DOE is reported as saying that algae yield 30 times more energy per acre than land crops such as soybeans.[105] Yields of 36 tonnes/hectare are considered practical by Ami Ben-Amotz of the Institute of Oceanography in Haifa, who has been farming Algae commercially for over 20 years.[106]

Jatropha has been cited as a high-yield source of biodiesel but yields are highly dependent on climatic and soil conditions. The estimates at the low end put the yield at about 200 US gal/acre (1.5-2 tonnes per hectare) per crop; in more favorable climates two or more crops per year have been achieved.[107] It is grown in the Philippines, Mali and India, is drought-resistant, and can share space with other cash crops such as coffee, sugar, fruits and vegetables.[108] It is well-suited to semi-arid lands and can contribute to slow down desertification, according to its advocates.[109]

Efficiency and economic arguments

 
Pure biodiesel (B-100) made from soybeans

Transitioning fully to biofuels could require immense tracts of land if traditional food crops are used (although non food crops can be utilized). The problem would be especially severe for nations with large economies, since energy consumption scales with economic output.[110]

For third world countries, biodiesel sources that use marginal land could make more sense; e.g., pongam oiltree nuts grown along roads or jatropha grown along rail lines.[111]

In tropical regions, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, plants that produce palm oil are being planted at a rapid pace to supply growing biodiesel demand in Europe and other markets. Scientists have shown that the removal of rainforest for palm plantations is not ecologically sound since the expansion of oil palm plantations poses a threat to natural rainforest and biodiversity.[112]

It has been estimated in Germany that palm oil diesel has less than one third of the production costs of rapeseed biodiesel.[113]

Economic impact

Multiple economic studies have been performed regarding the economic impact of biodiesel production. One study, commissioned by the National Biodiesel Board, reported the production of biodiesel supported more than 64,000 jobs.[93] The growth in biodiesel also helps significantly increase GDP. In 2011, biodiesel created more than $3 billion in GDP. Judging by the continued growth in the Renewable Fuel Standard and the extension of the biodiesel tax incentive, the number of jobs can increase to 50,725, $2.7 billion in income, and reaching $5 billion in GDP by 2012 and 2013.[114]

Energy security

One of the main drivers for adoption of biodiesel is energy security. This means that a nation's dependence on oil is reduced, and substituted with use of locally available sources, such as coal, gas, or renewable sources. Thus a country can benefit from adoption of biofuels, without a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. While the total energy balance is debated, it is clear that the dependence on oil is reduced. One example is the energy used to manufacture fertilizers, which could come from a variety of sources other than petroleum. The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) states that energy security is the number one driving force behind the US biofuels programme,[115] and a White House "Energy Security for the 21st Century" paper makes it clear that energy security is a major reason for promoting biodiesel.[116] The former EU commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, speaking at a recent EU biofuels conference, stressed that properly managed biofuels have the potential to reinforce the EU's security of supply through diversification of energy sources.[117]

Global biofuel policies

Many countries around the world are involved in the growing use and production of biofuels, such as biodiesel, as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels and oil. To foster the biofuel industry, governments have implemented legislations and laws as incentives to reduce oil dependency and to increase the use of renewable energies.[118] Many countries have their own independent policies regarding the taxation and rebate of biodiesel use, import, and production.

Canada

It was required by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Bill C-33 that by 2010, gasoline contained 5% renewable content and that by 2013, diesel and heating oil contained 2% renewable content.[118] The EcoENERGY for Biofuels Program subsidized the production of biodiesel, among other biofuels, via an incentive rate of CAN$0.20 per liter from 2008 to 2010. A decrease of $0.04 will be applied every year following, until the incentive rate reaches $0.06 in 2016. Individual provinces also have specific legislative measures in regards to biofuel use and production.[119]

United States

The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) was the main source of financial support for biofuels, but was scheduled to expire in 2010. Through this act, biodiesel production guaranteed a tax credit of US$1 per gallon produced from virgin oils, and $0.50 per gallon made from recycled oils.[120] Currently soybean oil is being used to produce soybean biodiesel for many commercial purposes such as blending fuel for transportation sectors.[4]

European Union

The European Union is the greatest producer of biodiesel, with France and Germany being the top producers. To increase the use of biodiesel, there are policies requiring the blending of biodiesel into fuels, including penalties if those rates are not reached. In France, the goal was to reach 10% integration but plans for that stopped in 2010.[118] As an incentive for the European Union countries to continue the production of the biofuel, there are tax rebates for specific quotas of biofuel produced. In Germany, the minimum percentage of biodiesel in transport diesel is set at 7% so called "B7".

Malaysia

Malaysia plans to implement its nationwide adoption of the B20 palm oil biofuel programme by the end of 2022. The mandate to manufacture biofuel with a 20% palm oil component - known as B20 - for the transport sector was first rolled out in January 2020 but faced delays due to movement curbs imposed to contain coronavirus outbreaks.[121]

Environmental effects

Main article: Environmental impact of biodiesel
 
Deforestation in Indonesia, to make way for an oil palm plantation.

The surge of interest in biodiesels has highlighted a number of environmental effects associated with its use. These potentially include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,[122] deforestation, pollution and the rate of biodegradation.

According to the , released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States in February 2010, biodiesel from soy oil results, on average, in a 57% reduction in greenhouse gases compared to petroleum diesel, and biodiesel produced from waste grease results in an 86% reduction. See chapter 2.6 of for more detailed information.

However, environmental organizations, for example, Rainforest Rescue[123] and Greenpeace,[124] criticize the cultivation of plants used for biodiesel production, e.g., oil palms, soybeans and sugar cane. The deforestation of rainforests exacerbates climate change and sensitive ecosystems are destroyed to clear land for oil palm, soybean and sugar cane plantations. Moreover, that biofuels contribute to world hunger, since arable land is no longer used for growing foods. The Environmental Protection Agency published data in January 2012, showing that biofuels made from palm oil will not count towards the renewable fuels mandate of the United States as they are not climate-friendly.[125] Environmentalists welcome the conclusion because the growth of oil palm plantations has driven tropical deforestation, for example, in Indonesia and Malaysia.[125][126]

Indonesia produces biodiesel primarily from palm oil. Since agricultural land is limited, in order to plant monocultures of oil palms, land used for other cultivations or the tropical forest need to be cleared. A major environmental threat is then the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia.[127]

Food, land and water vs. fuel

Main article: Food vs. fuel

Up to 40% of corn produced in the United States is used to make ethanol,[128] and worldwide 10% of all grain is turned into biofuel.[129] A 50% reduction in grain used for biofuels in the US and Europe would replace all of Ukraine's grain exports.[130]

In some poor countries the rising price of vegetable oil is causing problems.[131][132] Some propose that fuel only be made from non-edible vegetable oils such as camelina, jatropha or seashore mallow[133] which can thrive on marginal agricultural land where many trees and crops will not grow, or would produce only low yields.

Others argue that the problem is more fundamental. Farmers may switch from producing food crops to producing biofuel crops to make more money, even if the new crops are not edible.[134][135] The law of supply and demand predicts that if fewer farmers are producing food the price of food will rise. It may take some time, as farmers can take some time to change which things they are growing, but increasing demand for first generation biofuels is likely to result in price increases for many kinds of food. Some have pointed out that there are poor farmers and poor countries who are making more money because of the higher price of vegetable oil.[136]

Biodiesel from sea algae would not necessarily displace terrestrial land currently used for food production and new algaculture jobs could be created.

By comparison it should be mentioned that the production of biogas utilizes agricultural waste to generate a biofuel known as biogas, and also produces compost, thereby enhancing agriculture, sustainability and food production.

Research

There was research into finding more suitable crops and improving oil yield. Other sources are possible including human fecal matter, with Ghana building its first "fecal sludge-fed biodiesel plant."[137]

Specially bred mustard varieties can produce reasonably high oil yields and are very useful in crop rotation with cereals, and have the added benefit that the meal leftover after the oil has been pressed out can act as an effective and biodegradable pesticide.[138]

The NFESC, with Santa Barbara-based Biodiesel Industries is working to develop biodiesel technologies for the US navy and military, one of the largest diesel fuel users in the world.[139]

A group of Spanish developers working for a company called Ecofasa announced a new biofuel made from trash. The fuel is created from general urban waste which is treated by bacteria to produce fatty acids, which can be used to make biodiesel.[140]

Another approach that does not require the use of chemical for the production involves the use of genetically modified microbes.[141][142]

Algal biodiesel

Main articles: Algaculture and Algal fuel

From 1978 to 1996, the U.S. NREL experimented with using algae as a biodiesel source in the "Aquatic Species Program".[115] A self-published article by Michael Briggs, at the UNH Biodiesel Group, offers estimates for the realistic replacement of all vehicular fuel with biodiesel by utilizing algae that have a natural oil content greater than 50%, which Briggs suggests can be grown on algae ponds at wastewater treatment plants.[143] This oil-rich algae can then be extracted from the system and processed into biodiesel, with the dried remainder further reprocessed to create ethanol.

The production of algae to harvest oil for biodiesel has not yet been undertaken on a commercial scale, but feasibility studies have been conducted to arrive at the above yield estimate. In addition to its projected high yield, algaculture — unlike crop-based biofuels — does not entail a decrease in food production, since it requires neither farmland nor fresh water. Many companies are pursuing algae bio-reactors for various purposes, including scaling up biodiesel production to commercial levels.[144][145] Biodiesel lipids could be extracted from wet algae using a simple and economical reaction in ionic liquids.[146]

Pongamia

Main articles: Millettia pinnata and Pongamia oil

Millettia pinnata, also known as the Pongam Oiltree or Pongamia, is a leguminous, oilseed-bearing tree that has been identified as a candidate for non-edible vegetable oil production.

Pongamia plantations for biodiesel production have a two-fold environmental benefit. The trees both store carbon and produce fuel oil. Pongamia grows on marginal land not fit for food crops and does not require nitrate fertilizers. The oil producing tree has the highest yield of oil producing plant (approximately 40% by weight of the seed is oil) while growing in malnourished soils with high levels of salt. It is becoming a main focus in a number of biodiesel research organizations.[147] The main advantages of Pongamia are a higher recovery and quality of oil than other crops and no direct competition with food crops. However, growth on marginal land can lead to lower oil yields which could cause competition with food crops for better soil.

Jatropha

Main articles: Jatropha and Jatropha Oil
 
Jatropha Biodiesel from DRDO, India.

Several groups in various sectors are conducting research on Jatropha curcas, a poisonous shrub-like tree that produces seeds considered by many to be a viable source of biodiesel feedstock oil.[148] Much of this research focuses on improving the overall per acre oil yield of Jatropha through advancements in genetics, soil science, and horticultural practices.

SG Biofuels, a San Diego-based Jatropha developer, has used molecular breeding and biotechnology to produce elite hybrid seeds of Jatropha that show significant yield improvements over first generation varieties.[149] SG Biofuels also claims that additional benefits have arisen from such strains, including improved flowering synchronicity, higher resistance to pests and disease, and increased cold weather tolerance.[150]

Plant Research International, a department of the Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, maintains an ongoing Jatropha Evaluation Project (JEP) that examines the feasibility of large scale Jatropha cultivation through field and laboratory experiments.[151]

The Center for Sustainable Energy Farming (CfSEF) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit research organization dedicated to Jatropha research in the areas of plant science, agronomy, and horticulture. Successful exploration of these disciplines is projected to increase Jatropha farm production yields by 200–300% in the next ten years.[152]

FOG from sewage

So-called fats, oils and grease (FOG), recovered from sewage can also be turned into biodiesel.[153]

Fungi

A group at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow published a paper in 2008, stating that they had isolated large amounts of lipids from single-celled fungi and turned it into biodiesel in an economically efficient manner.[154]

The recent discovery of a variant of the fungus Gliocladium roseum points toward the production of so-called myco-diesel from cellulose. This organism was recently discovered in the rainforests of northern Patagonia and has the unique capability of converting cellulose into medium length hydrocarbons typically found in diesel fuel.[155]

Biodiesel from used coffee grounds

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have successfully produced biodiesel from oil derived from used coffee grounds. Their analysis of the used grounds showed a 10% to 15% oil content (by weight). Once the oil was extracted, it underwent conventional processing into biodiesel. It is estimated that finished biodiesel could be produced for about one US dollar per gallon. Further, it was reported that "the technique is not difficult" and that "there is so much coffee around that several hundred million gallons of biodiesel could potentially be made annually." However, even if all the coffee grounds in the world were used to make fuel, the amount produced would be less than 1 percent of the diesel used in the United States annually. "It won’t solve the world’s energy problem," Dr. Misra said of his work.[156]

Biodiesel to hydrogen-cell power

A microreactor has been developed to convert biodiesel into hydrogen steam to power fuel cells.[157]

Steam reforming, also known as fossil fuel reforming is a process which produces hydrogen gas from hydrocarbon fuels, most notably biodiesel due to its efficiency. A **microreactor**, or reformer, is the processing device in which water vapour reacts with the liquid fuel under high temperature and pressure. Under temperatures ranging from 700 – 1100 °C, a nickel-based catalyst enables the production of carbon monoxide and hydrogen:[158]

Hydrocarbon + H
2O ⇌ CO + 3H
2 (Highly endothermic)

Furthermore, a higher yield of hydrogen gas can be harnessed by further oxidizing carbon monoxide to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide:

CO + H
2O → CO2 + H
2 (Mildly exothermic)

Safflower oil

As of 2020, researchers at Australia's CSIRO have been studying safflower oil from a specially-bred variety as an engine lubricant, and researchers at Montana State University's Advanced Fuel Centre in the US have been studying the oil's performance in a large diesel engine, with results described as a "game-changer".[159]

Concerns

Main article: Issues relating to biofuels

Engine wear

Lubricity of fuel plays an important role in wear that occurs in an engine. A diesel engine relies on its fuel to provide lubricity for the metal components that are constantly in contact with each other.[160] Biodiesel is a much better lubricant compared with fossil petroleum diesel due to the presence of esters. Tests have shown that the addition of a small amount of biodiesel to diesel can significantly increase the lubricity of the fuel in short term.[161] However, over a longer period of time (2–4 years), studies show that biodiesel loses its lubricity.[162] This could be because of enhanced corrosion over time due to oxidation of the unsaturated molecules or increased water content in biodiesel from moisture absorption.[57]

Fuel viscosity

One of the main concerns regarding biodiesel is its viscosity. The viscosity of diesel is 2.5–3.2 cSt at 40 °C and the viscosity of biodiesel made from soybean oil is between 4.2 and 4.6 cSt[163] The viscosity of diesel must be high enough to provide sufficient lubrication for the engine parts but low enough to flow at operational temperature. High viscosity can plug the fuel filter and injection system in engines.[163] Vegetable oil is composed of lipids with long chains of hydrocarbons, to reduce its viscosity the lipids are broken down into smaller molecules of esters. This is done by converting vegetable oil and animal fats into alkyl esters using transesterification to reduce their viscosity[164] Nevertheless, biodiesel viscosity remains higher than that of diesel, and the engine may not be able to use the fuel at low temperatures due to the slow flow through the fuel filter.[165]

Engine performance

Biodiesel has higher brake-specific fuel consumption compared to diesel, which means more biodiesel fuel consumption is required for the same torque. However, B20 biodiesel blend has been found to provide maximum increase in thermal efficiency, lowest brake-specific energy consumption, and lower harmful emissions.[4][57][160] The engine performance depends on the properties of the fuel, as well as on combustion, injector pressure and many other factors.[166] Since there are various blends of biodiesel, that may account for the contradicting reports as regards engine performance.

Exhaust Emissions

The feedstock used to make the biodiesel alters the fuel’s properties by changing the average carbon chain length and number of double bonds present in the fatty acid methyl esters.[167]

See also

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biodiesel, green, diesel, redirects, here, dyed, fuel, fuel, dyes, this, article, about, transesterified, liquids, hydrogenated, alkane, renewable, diesel, hydrotreated, vegetable, biomass, organic, waste, fuel, production, biomass, liquid, unmodified, vegetab. Green diesel redirects here For dyed fuel see Fuel dyes This article is about transesterified liquids For hydrogenated alkane renewable diesel see hydrotreated vegetable oil For biomass and organic waste to fuel production see Biomass to liquid For unmodified vegetable oil used as motor fuel see Vegetable oil fuel For broader coverage of this topic see Biofuel This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article November 2020 Biodiesel is a form of diesel fuel derived from plants or animals and consisting of long chain fatty acid esters It is typically made by chemically reacting lipids such as animal fat tallow 1 soybean oil 2 or some other vegetable oil 3 with an alcohol producing a methyl ethyl or propyl ester by the process of transesterification Experimental French Regiolis Class train using B100 as substitute of Diesel A bus in Nebraska powered by biodiesel from soybeans Space filling model of methyl linoleate or linoleic acid methyl ester a common methyl ester produced from soybean or canola oil and methanol Space filling model of ethyl stearate or stearic acid ethyl ester an ethyl ester produced from soybean or canola oil and ethanolThis article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience Please help by removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia s inclusion policy January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Unlike the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines biodiesel is a drop in biofuel meaning it is compatible with existing diesel engines and distribution infrastructure However it is usually blended with petrodiesel typically to less than 10 since most engines cannot run on pure Biodiesel without modification 4 5 Biodiesel blends can also be used as heating oil The US National Biodiesel Board defines biodiesel as a mono alkyl ester 6 Contents 1 Blends 2 Historical background 3 Properties 4 Applications 4 1 Distribution 4 2 Vehicular use and manufacturer acceptance 4 3 Railway usage 4 4 As a heating oil 4 5 Cleaning oil spills 4 6 Biodiesel in generators 4 7 Fuel efficiency 4 8 Combustion 4 9 Emissions 4 10 Material compatibility 5 Technical standards 6 Low temperature gelling 7 Contamination by water 8 Availability 9 Production 9 1 Production levels 9 2 Biodiesel feedstocks 9 2 1 Quantity of feedstocks required 9 3 Yield 9 4 Efficiency and economic arguments 10 Economic impact 11 Energy security 12 Global biofuel policies 12 1 Canada 12 2 United States 12 3 European Union 12 4 Malaysia 13 Environmental effects 14 Food land and water vs fuel 15 Research 15 1 Algal biodiesel 15 2 Pongamia 15 3 Jatropha 15 4 FOG from sewage 15 5 Fungi 15 6 Biodiesel from used coffee grounds 15 7 Biodiesel to hydrogen cell power 15 8 Safflower oil 16 Concerns 16 1 Engine wear 16 2 Fuel viscosity 16 3 Engine performance 16 4 Exhaust Emissions 17 See also 18 References 19 External linksBlends Edit Biodiesel sample Blends of biodiesel and conventional hydrocarbon based diesel are most commonly distributed for use in the retail diesel fuel marketplace Much of the world uses a system known as the B factor to state the amount of biodiesel in any fuel mix 7 100 biodiesel is referred to as B100 20 biodiesel 80 petrodiesel is labeled B20 4 7 biodiesel 93 petrodiesel is labeled B7 5 biodiesel 95 petrodiesel is labeled B5 2 biodiesel 98 petrodiesel is labeled B2Blends of 20 biodiesel and lower can be used in diesel equipment with no or only minor modifications 8 although certain manufacturers do not extend warranty coverage if equipment is damaged by these blends The B6 to B20 blends are covered by the ASTM D7467 specification 9 Biodiesel can also be used in its pure form B100 but may require certain engine modifications to avoid maintenance and performance problems 10 Blending B100 with petroleum diesel may be accomplished by Mixing in tanks at manufacturing point prior to delivery to tanker truck Splash mixing in the tanker truck adding specific percentages of biodiesel and petroleum diesel In line mixing two components arrive at tanker truck simultaneously Metered pump mixing petroleum diesel and biodiesel meters are set to X total volume Historical background Edit Rudolf Diesel Transesterification of a vegetable oil was conducted as early as 1853 by Patrick Duffy four decades before the first diesel engine became functional 11 12 Rudolf Diesel s prime model a single 10 ft 3 05 m iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base ran on its own power for the first time in Augsburg Germany on 10 August 1893 running on nothing but peanut oil In remembrance of this event 10 August has been declared International Biodiesel Day 13 It is often reported that Diesel designed his engine to run on peanut oil but this is not the case Diesel stated in his published papers at the Paris Exhibition in 1900 Exposition Universelle there was shown by the Otto Company a small Diesel engine which at the request of the French government ran on arachide earth nut or pea nut oil see biodiesel and worked so smoothly that only a few people were aware of it The engine was constructed for using mineral oil and was then worked on vegetable oil without any alterations being made The French Government at the time thought of testing the applicability to power production of the Arachide or earth nut which grows in considerable quantities in their African colonies and can easily be cultivated there Diesel himself later conducted related tests and appeared supportive of the idea 14 In a 1912 speech Diesel said the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today but such oils may become in the course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time Despite the widespread use of petroleum derived diesel fuels interest in vegetable oils as fuels for internal combustion engines was reported in several countries during the 1920s and 1930s and later during World War II Belgium France Italy the United Kingdom Portugal Germany Brazil Argentina Japan and China were reported to have tested and used vegetable oils as diesel fuels during this time Some operational problems were reported due to the high viscosity of vegetable oils compared to petroleum diesel fuel which results in poor atomization of the fuel in the fuel spray and often leads to deposits and coking of the injectors combustion chamber and valves Attempts to overcome these problems included heating of the vegetable oil blending it with petroleum derived diesel fuel or ethanol pyrolysis and cracking of the oils On 31 August 1937 G Chavanne of the University of Brussels Belgium was granted a patent for a Procedure for the transformation of vegetable oils for their uses as fuels fr Procede de Transformation d Huiles Vegetales en Vue de Leur Utilisation comme Carburants Belgian Patent 422 877 This patent described the alcoholysis often referred to as transesterification of vegetable oils using ethanol and mentions methanol in order to separate the fatty acids from the glycerol by replacing the glycerol with short linear alcohols This appears to be the first account of the production of what is known as biodiesel today 15 This is similar copy to the patented methods used in the 18th century to make lamp oil and may be inspired by some old historical oil lamps in some places More recently in 1977 Brazilian scientist Expedito Parente invented and submitted for patent the first industrial process for the production of biodiesel 16 This process is classified as biodiesel by international norms conferring a standardized identity and quality No other proposed biofuel has been validated by the motor industry 17 As of 2010 Parente s company Tecbio is working with Boeing and NASA to certify bioquerosene bio kerosene another product produced and patented by the Brazilian scientist 18 Research into the use of transesterified sunflower oil and refining it to diesel fuel standards was initiated in South Africa in 1979 By 1983 the process for producing fuel quality engine tested biodiesel was completed and published internationally 19 An Austrian company Gaskoks obtained the technology from the South African Agricultural Engineers the company erected the first biodiesel pilot plant in November 1987 and the first industrial scale plant in April 1989 with a capacity of 30 000 tons of rapeseed per annum Throughout the 1990s plants were opened in many European countries including the Czech Republic Germany and Sweden France launched local production of biodiesel fuel referred to as diester from rapeseed oil which is mixed into regular diesel fuel at a level of 5 and into the diesel fuel used by some captive fleets e g public transportation at a level of 30 Renault Peugeot and other manufacturers have certified truck engines for use with up to that level of partial biodiesel experiments with 50 biodiesel are underway During the same period nations in other parts of the world also saw local production of biodiesel starting up by 1998 the Austrian Biofuels Institute had identified 21 countries with commercial biodiesel projects 100 biodiesel is now available at many normal service stations across Europe Properties EditThe color of biodiesel ranges from clear to golden to dark brown depending on the production method and the feedstock used to make the fuel This also changes the resulting fuel properties 20 In general biodiesel is slightly miscible with water has a high boiling point and low vapor pressure The flash point of biodiesel can exceed 130 C 266 F 21 significantly higher than that of petroleum diesel which may be as low as 52 C 126 F 22 23 Biodiesel has a density around 0 88 g cm3 higher than petrodiesel 0 85 g cm3 22 23 The calorific value of biodiesel is about 37 27 MJ kg 24 This is 9 lower than regular Number 2 petrodiesel Variations in biodiesel energy density is more dependent on the feedstock used than the production process Still these variations are less than for petrodiesel 25 It has been claimed biodiesel gives better lubricity and more complete combustion thus increasing the engine energy output and partially compensating for the higher energy density of petrodiesel 26 Biodiesel also contains virtually no sulfur 27 and although lacking sulfur compounds that in petrodiesel provide much of the lubricity it has promising lubricating properties and cetane ratings compared to low sulfur diesel fuels and often serves as an additive to ultra low sulfur diesel ULSD fuel to aid with lubrication 28 Biodiesel Fuels with higher lubricity may increase the usable life of high pressure fuel injection equipment that relies on the fuel for its lubrication Depending on the engine this might include high pressure injection pumps pump injectors also called unit injectors and fuel injectors Older diesel Mercedes are popular for running on biodiesel Applications Edit Targray Biofuels railcar transporting Biodiesel Biodiesel can be used in pure form B100 or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most injection pump diesel engines New extreme high pressure 29 000 psi common rail engines have strict factory limits of B5 or B20 depending on manufacturer 29 Biodiesel has different solvent properties from petrodiesel and will degrade natural rubber gaskets and hoses in vehicles mostly vehicles manufactured before 1992 although these tend to wear out naturally and most likely will have already been replaced with FKM which is nonreactive to biodiesel Biodiesel has been known to break down deposits of residue in the fuel lines where petrodiesel has been used 30 As a result fuel filters may become clogged with particulates if a quick transition to pure biodiesel is made Therefore it is recommended to change the fuel filters on engines and heaters shortly after first switching to a biodiesel blend 31 Distribution Edit Since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 biodiesel use has been increasing in the United States 32 In the UK the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation obliges suppliers to include 5 renewable fuel in all transport fuel sold in the UK by 2010 For road diesel this effectively means 5 biodiesel B5 Vehicular use and manufacturer acceptance Edit In 2005 Chrysler then part of DaimlerChrysler released the Jeep Liberty CRD diesels from the factory into the European market with 5 biodiesel blends indicating at least partial acceptance of biodiesel as an acceptable diesel fuel additive 33 In 2007 DaimlerChrysler indicated its intention to increase warranty coverage to 20 biodiesel blends if biofuel quality in the United States can be standardized 34 The Volkswagen Group has released a statement indicating that several of its vehicles are compatible with B5 and B100 made from rape seed oil and compatible with the EN 14214 standard The use of the specified biodiesel type in its cars will not void any warranty 35 Mercedes Benz does not allow diesel fuels containing greater than 5 biodiesel B5 due to concerns about production shortcomings 36 Any damages caused by the use of such non approved fuels will not be covered by the Mercedes Benz Limited Warranty Starting in 2004 the city of Halifax Nova Scotia decided to update its bus system to allow the fleet of city buses to run entirely on a fish oil based biodiesel This caused the city some initial mechanical issues but after several years of refining the entire fleet had successfully been converted 37 38 39 In 2007 McDonald s of UK announced it would start producing biodiesel from the waste oil byproduct of its restaurants This fuel would be used to run its fleet 40 The 2014 Chevy Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel direct from the factory will be rated for up to B20 blend of 20 biodiesel 80 regular diesel biodiesel compatibility 41 Railway usage Edit Biodiesel locomotive and its external fuel tank at Mount Washington Cog Railway British train operating company Virgin Trains West Coast claimed to have run the UK s first biodiesel train when a Class 220 was converted to run on 80 petrodiesel and 20 biodiesel 42 43 The British Royal Train on 15 September 2007 completed its first ever journey run on 100 biodiesel fuel supplied by Green Fuels Ltd Prince Charles and Green Fuels managing director James Hygate were the first passengers on a train fueled entirely by biodiesel fuel Since 2007 the Royal Train has operated successfully on B100 100 biodiesel 44 A government white paper also proposed converting large portions of the UK railways to biodiesel but the proposal was subsequently dropped in favour of further electrification 45 Similarly a state owned short line railroad in Eastern Washington ran a test of a 25 biodiesel 75 petrodiesel blend during the summer of 2008 purchasing fuel from a biodiesel producer sited along the railroad tracks 46 The train will be powered by biodiesel made in part from canola grown in agricultural regions through which the short line runs Also in 2007 Disneyland began running the park trains on B98 98 biodiesel The program was discontinued in 2008 due to storage issues but in January 2009 it was announced that the park would then be running all trains on biodiesel manufactured from its own used cooking oils This is a change from running the trains on soy based biodiesel 47 In 2007 the historic Mt Washington Cog Railway added the first biodiesel locomotive to its all steam locomotive fleet The fleet has climbed up the western slopes of Mount Washington in New Hampshire since 1868 with a peak vertical climb of 37 4 degrees 48 On 8 July 2014 49 the then Indian Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda announced in Railway Budget that 5 bio diesel will be used in Indian Railways Diesel Engines 50 As a heating oil Edit Main article Bioliquids Biodiesel can also be used as a heating fuel in domestic and commercial boilers a mix of heating oil and biofuel which is standardized and taxed slightly differently from diesel fuel used for transportation Bioheat fuel is a proprietary blend of biodiesel and traditional heating oil Bioheat is a registered trademark of the National Biodiesel Board NBB and the National Oilheat Research Alliance NORA in the United States and Columbia Fuels in Canada 51 Heating biodiesel is available in various blends ASTM 396 recognizes blends of up to 5 percent biodiesel as equivalent to pure petroleum heating oil Blends of higher levels of up to 20 biofuel are used by many consumers Research is underway to determine whether such blends affect performance Older furnaces may contain rubber parts that would be affected by biodiesel s solvent properties but can otherwise burn biodiesel without any conversion required Care must be taken given that varnishes left behind by petrodiesel will be released and can clog pipes fuel filtering and prompt filter replacement is required Another approach is to start using biodiesel as a blend and decreasing the petroleum proportion over time can allow the varnishes to come off more gradually and be less likely to clog Due to biodiesel s strong solvent properties the furnace is cleaned out and generally becomes more efficient 52 A law passed under Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick requires all home heating diesel in that state to be 2 biofuel by July 1 2010 and 5 biofuel by 2013 53 New York City has passed a similar law Cleaning oil spills Edit With 80 90 of oil spill costs invested in shoreline cleanup there is a search for more efficient and cost effective methods to extract oil spills from the shorelines 54 Biodiesel has displayed its capacity to significantly dissolve crude oil depending on the source of the fatty acids In a laboratory setting oiled sediments that simulated polluted shorelines were sprayed with a single coat of biodiesel and exposed to simulated tides 55 Biodiesel is an effective solvent to oil due to its methyl ester component which considerably lowers the viscosity of the crude oil Additionally it has a higher buoyancy than crude oil which later aids in its removal As a result 80 of oil was removed from cobble and fine sand 50 in coarse sand and 30 in gravel Once the oil is liberated from the shoreline the oil biodiesel mixture is manually removed from the water surface with skimmers Any remaining mixture is easily broken down due to the high biodegradability of biodiesel and the increased surface area exposure of the mixture Biodiesel in generators Edit Biodiesel is also used in rental generators In 2001 UC Riverside installed a 6 megawatt backup power system that is entirely fueled by biodiesel Backup diesel fueled generators allow companies to avoid damaging blackouts of critical operations at the expense of high pollution and emission rates By using B100 these generators were able to essentially eliminate the byproducts that result in smog ozone and sulfur emissions 56 The use of these generators in residential areas around schools hospitals and the general public result in substantial reductions in poisonous carbon monoxide and particulate matter 57 Fuel efficiency Edit The power output of biodiesel depends on its blend quality and load conditions under which the fuel is burnt The thermal efficiency for example of B100 as compared to B20 will vary due to the differing energy content of the various blends Thermal efficiency of a fuel is based in part on fuel characteristics such as viscosity specific density and flash point these characteristics will change as the blends as well as the quality of biodiesel varies The American Society for Testing and Materials has set standards in order to judge the quality of a given fuel sample 58 One study found that the brake thermal efficiency of B40 was superior to traditional petroleum counterpart at higher compression ratios this higher brake thermal efficiency was recorded at compression ratios of 21 1 It was noted that as the compression ratios increased the efficiency of all fuel types as well as blends being tested increased though it was found that a blend of B40 was the most economical at a compression ratio of 21 1 over all other blends The study implied that this increase in efficiency was due to fuel density viscosity and heating values of the fuels 59 Combustion Edit Fuel systems on some modern diesel engines were not designed to accommodate biodiesel while many heavy duty engines are able to run with biodiesel blends up to B20 4 Traditional direct injection fuel systems operate at roughly 3 000 psi at the injector tip while the modern common rail fuel system operates upwards of 30 000 PSI at the injector tip Components are designed to operate at a great temperature range from below freezing to over 1 000 F 560 C Diesel fuel is expected to burn efficiently and produce as few emissions as possible As emission standards are being introduced to diesel engines the need to control harmful emissions is being designed into the parameters of diesel engine fuel systems The traditional inline injection system is more forgiving to poorer quality fuels as opposed to the common rail fuel system The higher pressures and tighter tolerances of the common rail system allows for greater control over atomization and injection timing This control of atomization as well as combustion allows for greater efficiency of modern diesel engines as well as greater control over emissions Components within a diesel fuel system interact with the fuel in a way to ensure efficient operation of the fuel system and so the engine If an out of specification fuel is introduced to a system that has specific parameters of operation then the integrity of the overall fuel system may be compromised Some of these parameters such as spray pattern and atomization are directly related to injection timing 60 One study found that during atomization biodiesel and its blends produced droplets greater in diameter than the droplets produced by traditional petrodiesel The smaller droplets were attributed to the lower viscosity and surface tension of traditional diesel fuel It was found that droplets at the periphery of the spray pattern were larger in diameter than the droplets at the center This was attributed to the faster pressure drop at the edge of the spray pattern there was a proportional relationship between the droplet size and the distance from the injector tip It was found that B100 had the greatest spray penetration this was attributed to the greater density of B100 61 Having a greater droplet size can lead to inefficiencies in the combustion increased emissions and decreased horse power In another study it was found that there is a short injection delay when injecting biodiesel This injection delay was attributed to the greater viscosity of Biodiesel It was noted that the higher viscosity and the greater cetane rating of biodiesel over traditional petrodiesel lead to poor atomization as well as mixture penetration with air during the ignition delay period 62 Another study noted that this ignition delay may aid in a decrease of NOx emission 63 Emissions Edit Emissions are inherent to the combustion of diesel fuels that are regulated by the U S Environmental Protection Agency E P A As these emissions are a byproduct of the combustion process in order to ensure E P A compliance a fuel system must be capable of controlling the combustion of fuels as well as the mitigation of emissions There are a number of new technologies being phased in to control the production of diesel emissions The exhaust gas recirculation system E G R and the diesel particulate filter D P F are both designed to mitigate the production of harmful emissions 64 The feedstock used to make the biodiesel fuel can significantly alter the resulting exhaust gas and particulate matter emissions 65 66 even when blended with commercial diesel fuel 67 A study performed by the Chonbuk National University concluded that a B30 biodiesel blend reduced carbon monoxide emissions by approximately 83 and particulate matter emissions by roughly 33 NOx emissions however were found to increase without the application of an E G R system The study also concluded that with E G R a B20 biodiesel blend considerably reduced the emissions of the engine 68 Additionally analysis by the California Air Resources Board found that biodiesel had the lowest carbon emissions of the fuels tested those being ultra low sulfur diesel gasoline corn based ethanol compressed natural gas and five types of biodiesel from varying feedstocks Their conclusions also showed great variance in carbon emissions of biodiesel based on the feedstock used Of soy tallow canola corn and used cooking oil soy showed the highest carbon emissions while used cooking oil produced the lowest 69 While studying the effect of biodiesel on diesel particulate filters it was found that though the presence of sodium and potassium carbonates aided in the catalytic conversion of ash as the diesel particulates are catalyzed they may congregate inside the D P F and so interfere with the clearances of the filter clarification needed This may cause the filter to clog and interfere with the regeneration process 70 In a study on the impact of E G R rates with blends of jathropa biodiesel it was shown that there was a decrease in fuel efficiency and torque output due to the use of biodiesel on a diesel engine designed with an E G R system It was found that CO and CO2 emissions increased with an increase in exhaust gas recirculation but NOx levels decreased The opacity level of the jathropa blends was in an acceptable range where traditional diesel was out of acceptable standards It was shown that a decrease in Nox emissions could be obtained with an E G R system This study showed an advantage over traditional diesel within a certain operating range of the E G R system 71 As of 2017 blended biodiesel fuels especially B5 B8 and B20 are regularly used in many heavy duty vehicles especially transit buses in US cities Characterization of exhaust emissions showed significant emission reductions compared to regular diesel 4 Material compatibility Edit Plastics High density polyethylene HDPE is compatible but polyvinyl chloride PVC is slowly degraded 7 Polystyrene is dissolved on contact with biodiesel Metals Biodiesel like methanol has an effect on copper based materials e g brass and it also affects zinc tin lead and cast iron 7 Stainless steels 316 and 304 and aluminum are unaffected Rubber Biodiesel also affects types of natural rubbers found in some older engine components Studies have also found that fluorinated elastomers FKM cured with peroxide and base metal oxides can be degraded when biodiesel loses its stability caused by oxidation Commonly used synthetic rubbers FKM GBL S and FKM GF S found in modern vehicles were found to handle biodiesel in all conditions 72 Technical standards EditMain article Biodiesel standard Biodiesel has a number of standards for its quality including European standard EN 14214 ASTM International D6751 and National Standard of Canada CAN CGSB 3 524 ASTM D6751 American Society for Testing and Materials details standards and specifications for biodiesels blended with middle distillate fuels This specification standard specifies various test methods to be used in the determination of certain properties for biodiesel blends Some of the tests mentioned include flash point and kinematic viscosity 3 Low temperature gelling EditWhen biodiesel is cooled below a certain point some of the molecules aggregate and form crystals The fuel starts to appear cloudy once the crystals become larger than one quarter of the wavelengths of visible light this is the cloud point CP As the fuel is cooled further these crystals become larger The lowest temperature at which fuel can pass through a 45 micrometre filter is the cold filter plugging point CFPP 73 As biodiesel is cooled further it will gel and then solidify Within Europe there are differences in the CFPP requirements between countries This is reflected in the different national standards of those countries The temperature at which pure B100 biodiesel starts to gel varies significantly and depends upon the mix of esters and therefore the feedstock oil used to produce the biodiesel For example biodiesel produced from low erucic acid varieties of canola seed RME starts to gel at approximately 10 C 14 F Biodiesel produced from beef tallow and palm oil tends to gel at around 16 C 61 F and 13 C 55 F respectively 74 There are a number of commercially available additives that will significantly lower the pour point and cold filter plugging point of pure biodiesel Winter operation is also possible by blending biodiesel with other fuel oils including 2 low sulfur diesel fuel and 1 diesel kerosene Another approach to facilitate the use of biodiesel in cold conditions is by employing a second fuel tank for biodiesel in addition to the standard diesel fuel tank The second fuel tank can be insulated and a heating coil using engine coolant is run through the tank The fuel tanks can be switched over when the fuel is sufficiently warm A similar method can be used to operate diesel vehicles using straight vegetable oil Contamination by water EditBiodiesel may contain small but problematic quantities of water Although it is only slightly miscible with water it is hygroscopic 75 One of the reasons biodiesel can absorb water is the persistence of mono and diglycerides left over from an incomplete reaction These molecules can act as an emulsifier allowing water to mix with the biodiesel citation needed In addition there may be water that is residual to processing or resulting from storage tank condensation The presence of water is a problem because Water reduces the heat of fuel combustion causing smoke harder starting and reduced power Water causes corrosion of fuel system components pumps fuel lines etc Microbes in water cause the paper element filters in the system to rot and fail causing failure of the fuel pump due to ingestion of large particles Water freezes to form ice crystals that provide sites for nucleation accelerating gelling of the fuel Water causes pitting in pistons Previously the amount of water contaminating biodiesel has been difficult to measure by taking samples since water and oil separate However it is now possible to measure the water content using water in oil sensors 76 Water contamination is also a potential problem when using certain chemical catalysts involved in the production process substantially reducing catalytic efficiency of base high pH catalysts such as potassium hydroxide However the super critical methanol production methodology whereby the transesterification process of oil feedstock and methanol is effectuated under high temperature and pressure has been shown to be largely unaffected by the presence of water contamination during the production phase Availability Edit In some countries biodiesel is less expensive than conventional diesel Further information Biodiesel around the world Global biodiesel production reached 3 8 million tons in 2005 Approximately 85 of biodiesel production came from the European Union citation needed 77 Production EditFurther information Biodiesel production Biodiesel is commonly produced by the transesterification of the vegetable oil or animal fat feedstock and other non edible raw materials such as frying oil etc There are several methods for carrying out this transesterification reaction including the common batch process heterogeneous catalysts 78 supercritical processes ultrasonic methods and even microwave methods Chemically transesterified biodiesel comprises a mix of mono alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids The most common form uses methanol converted to sodium methoxide to produce methyl esters commonly referred to as Fatty Acid Methyl Ester FAME as it is the cheapest alcohol available though ethanol can be used to produce an ethyl ester commonly referred to as Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester FAEE biodiesel and higher alcohols such as isopropanol and butanol have also been used Using alcohols of higher molecular weights improves the cold flow properties of the resulting ester at the cost of a less efficient transesterification reaction A lipid transesterification production process is used to convert the base oil to the desired esters Any free fatty acids FFAs in the base oil are either converted to soap and removed from the process or they are esterified yielding more biodiesel using an acidic catalyst After this processing unlike straight vegetable oil biodiesel has combustion properties very similar to those of petroleum diesel and can replace it in most current uses The methanol used in most biodiesel production processes is made using fossil fuel inputs However there are sources of renewable methanol made using carbon dioxide or biomass as feedstock making their production processes free of fossil fuels 79 A by product of the transesterification process is the production of glycerol For every 1 tonne of biodiesel that is manufactured 100 kg of glycerol are produced Originally there was a valuable market for the glycerol which assisted the economics of the process as a whole However with the increase in global biodiesel production the market price for this crude glycerol containing 20 water and catalyst residues has crashed Research is being conducted globally to use this glycerol as a chemical building block see chemical intermediate under Wikipedia article Glycerol One initiative in the UK is The Glycerol Challenge 80 Usually this crude glycerol has to be purified typically by performing vacuum distillation This is rather energy intensive The refined glycerol 98 purity can then be utilised directly or converted into other products The following announcements were made in 2007 A joint venture of Ashland Inc and Cargill announced plans to make propylene glycol in Europe from glycerol 81 and Dow Chemical announced similar plans for North America 82 Dow also plans to build a plant in China to make epichlorhydrin from glycerol 83 Epichlorhydrin is a raw material for epoxy resins Production levels Edit This section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia s inclusion policy January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Further information Biodiesel around the world In 2007 biodiesel production capacity was growing rapidly with an average annual growth rate from 2002 to 2006 of over 40 84 For the year 2006 the latest for which actual production figures could be obtained total world biodiesel production was about 5 6 million tonnes with 4 9 million tonnes processed in Europe of which 2 7 million tonnes was from Germany and most of the rest from the US In 2008 production in Europe alone had risen to 7 8 million tonnes 85 In July 2009 a duty was added to American imported biodiesel in the European Union in order to balance the competition from European especially German producers 86 87 The capacity for 2008 in Europe totalled 16 million tonnes This compares with a total demand for diesel in the US and Europe of approximately 490 million tonnes 147 billion gallons 88 Total world production of vegetable oil for all purposes in 2005 06 was about 110 million tonnes with about 34 million tonnes each of palm oil and soybean oil 89 As of 2018 Indonesia is the world s top supplier of palmoil based biofuel with annual production of 3 5 million tons 90 91 and expected to export about 1 million tonnes of biodiesel 92 US biodiesel production in 2011 brought the industry to a new milestone Under the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard targets have been implemented for the biodiesel production plants in order to monitor and document production levels in comparison to total demand According to the year end data released by the EPA biodiesel production in 2011 reached more than 1 billion gallons This production number far exceeded the 800 million gallon target set by the EPA The projected production for 2020 is nearly 12 billion gallons 93 Biodiesel feedstocks Edit A variety of oils can be used to produce biodiesel These include Virgin oil feedstock rapeseed and soybean oils are most commonly used soybean oil 4 accounting for about half of U S production 94 It also can be obtained from Pongamia field pennycress and jatropha and other crops such as mustard jojoba flax sunflower palm oil coconut and hemp see list of vegetable oils for biofuel for more information Waste vegetable oil WVO Animal fats including tallow lard yellow grease chicken fat 95 and the by products of the production of Omega 3 fatty acids from fish oil Algae which can be grown using waste materials such as sewage 96 and without displacing land currently used for food production Oil from halophytes such as Salicornia bigelovii which can be grown using saltwater in coastal areas where conventional crops cannot be grown with yields equal to the yields of soybeans and other oilseeds grown using freshwater irrigation 97 Sewage Sludge The sewage to biofuel field is attracting interest from major companies like Waste Management and startups like InfoSpi which are betting that renewable sewage biodiesel can become competitive with petroleum diesel on price 98 Many advocates suggest that waste vegetable oil is the best source of oil to produce biodiesel but since the available supply is drastically less than the amount of petroleum based fuel that is burned for transportation and home heating in the world this local solution could not scale to the current rate of consumption Animal fats are a by product of meat production and cooking Although it would not be efficient to raise animals or catch fish simply for their fat use of the by product adds value to the livestock industry hogs cattle poultry Today multi feedstock biodiesel facilities are producing high quality animal fat based biodiesel 2 1 Currently a 5 million dollar plant is being built in the US with the intent of producing 11 4 million litres 3 million gallons biodiesel from some of the estimated 1 billion kg 2 2 billion pounds of chicken fat 99 produced annually at the local Tyson poultry plant 95 Similarly some small scale biodiesel factories use waste fish oil as feedstock 100 101 An EU funded project ENERFISH suggests that at a Vietnamese plant to produce biodiesel from catfish basa also known as pangasius an output of 13 tons day of biodiesel can be produced from 81 tons of fish waste in turn resulting from 130 tons of fish This project utilises the biodiesel to fuel a CHP unit in the fish processing plant mainly to power the fish freezing plant 102 Quantity of feedstocks required Edit See also Food vs fuel Current worldwide production of vegetable oil and animal fat is not sufficient to replace liquid fossil fuel use Furthermore some object to the vast amount of farming and the resulting fertilization pesticide use and land use conversion that would be needed to produce the additional vegetable oil 103 The advantages of algae are that it can be grown on non arable land such as deserts or in marine environments and the potential oil yields are much higher than from plants Yield Edit Feedstock yield efficiency per unit area affects the feasibility of ramping up production to the huge industrial levels required to power a significant percentage of vehicles Some typical yields Crop YieldL ha US gal acrePalm oil n 1 4752 508Coconut 2151 230Cyperus esculentus n 2 1628 174Rapeseed n 1 954 102Soy Indiana 104 554 922 59 2 98 6Chinese tallow n 3 n 4 907 97Peanut n 1 842 90Sunflower n 1 767 82Hemp citation needed 242 26 a b c d Biofuels some numbers Grist org 2006 02 08 Archived from the original on 2010 03 01 Retrieved 2010 03 15 Makareviciene et al Opportunities for the use of chufa sedge in biodiesel production Industrial Crops and Products 50 2013 p 635 table 2 Klass Donald Biomass for Renewable Energy Fuels and Chemicals page 341 Academic Press 1998 Kitani Osamu Volume V Energy and Biomass Engineering CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering Amer Society of Agricultural 1999 Algae fuel yields have not yet been accurately determined but DOE is reported as saying that algae yield 30 times more energy per acre than land crops such as soybeans 105 Yields of 36 tonnes hectare are considered practical by Ami Ben Amotz of the Institute of Oceanography in Haifa who has been farming Algae commercially for over 20 years 106 Jatropha has been cited as a high yield source of biodiesel but yields are highly dependent on climatic and soil conditions The estimates at the low end put the yield at about 200 US gal acre 1 5 2 tonnes per hectare per crop in more favorable climates two or more crops per year have been achieved 107 It is grown in the Philippines Mali and India is drought resistant and can share space with other cash crops such as coffee sugar fruits and vegetables 108 It is well suited to semi arid lands and can contribute to slow down desertification according to its advocates 109 Efficiency and economic arguments Edit Pure biodiesel B 100 made from soybeans Transitioning fully to biofuels could require immense tracts of land if traditional food crops are used although non food crops can be utilized The problem would be especially severe for nations with large economies since energy consumption scales with economic output 110 For third world countries biodiesel sources that use marginal land could make more sense e g pongam oiltree nuts grown along roads or jatropha grown along rail lines 111 In tropical regions such as Malaysia and Indonesia plants that produce palm oil are being planted at a rapid pace to supply growing biodiesel demand in Europe and other markets Scientists have shown that the removal of rainforest for palm plantations is not ecologically sound since the expansion of oil palm plantations poses a threat to natural rainforest and biodiversity 112 It has been estimated in Germany that palm oil diesel has less than one third of the production costs of rapeseed biodiesel 113 Economic impact EditThe examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this section discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new section as appropriate January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Multiple economic studies have been performed regarding the economic impact of biodiesel production One study commissioned by the National Biodiesel Board reported the production of biodiesel supported more than 64 000 jobs 93 The growth in biodiesel also helps significantly increase GDP In 2011 biodiesel created more than 3 billion in GDP Judging by the continued growth in the Renewable Fuel Standard and the extension of the biodiesel tax incentive the number of jobs can increase to 50 725 2 7 billion in income and reaching 5 billion in GDP by 2012 and 2013 114 Energy security EditOne of the main drivers for adoption of biodiesel is energy security This means that a nation s dependence on oil is reduced and substituted with use of locally available sources such as coal gas or renewable sources Thus a country can benefit from adoption of biofuels without a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions While the total energy balance is debated it is clear that the dependence on oil is reduced One example is the energy used to manufacture fertilizers which could come from a variety of sources other than petroleum The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL states that energy security is the number one driving force behind the US biofuels programme 115 and a White House Energy Security for the 21st Century paper makes it clear that energy security is a major reason for promoting biodiesel 116 The former EU commission president Jose Manuel Barroso speaking at a recent EU biofuels conference stressed that properly managed biofuels have the potential to reinforce the EU s security of supply through diversification of energy sources 117 Global biofuel policies EditMany countries around the world are involved in the growing use and production of biofuels such as biodiesel as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels and oil To foster the biofuel industry governments have implemented legislations and laws as incentives to reduce oil dependency and to increase the use of renewable energies 118 Many countries have their own independent policies regarding the taxation and rebate of biodiesel use import and production Canada Edit It was required by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Bill C 33 that by 2010 gasoline contained 5 renewable content and that by 2013 diesel and heating oil contained 2 renewable content 118 The EcoENERGY for Biofuels Program subsidized the production of biodiesel among other biofuels via an incentive rate of CAN 0 20 per liter from 2008 to 2010 A decrease of 0 04 will be applied every year following until the incentive rate reaches 0 06 in 2016 Individual provinces also have specific legislative measures in regards to biofuel use and production 119 United States Edit The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit VEETC was the main source of financial support for biofuels but was scheduled to expire in 2010 Through this act biodiesel production guaranteed a tax credit of US 1 per gallon produced from virgin oils and 0 50 per gallon made from recycled oils 120 Currently soybean oil is being used to produce soybean biodiesel for many commercial purposes such as blending fuel for transportation sectors 4 European Union Edit The European Union is the greatest producer of biodiesel with France and Germany being the top producers To increase the use of biodiesel there are policies requiring the blending of biodiesel into fuels including penalties if those rates are not reached In France the goal was to reach 10 integration but plans for that stopped in 2010 118 As an incentive for the European Union countries to continue the production of the biofuel there are tax rebates for specific quotas of biofuel produced In Germany the minimum percentage of biodiesel in transport diesel is set at 7 so called B7 Malaysia Edit Malaysia plans to implement its nationwide adoption of the B20 palm oil biofuel programme by the end of 2022 The mandate to manufacture biofuel with a 20 palm oil component known as B20 for the transport sector was first rolled out in January 2020 but faced delays due to movement curbs imposed to contain coronavirus outbreaks 121 Environmental effects EditMain article Environmental impact of biodiesel This section s factual accuracy may be compromised due to out of date information Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2022 Deforestation in Indonesia to make way for an oil palm plantation The surge of interest in biodiesels has highlighted a number of environmental effects associated with its use These potentially include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 122 deforestation pollution and the rate of biodegradation According to the Renewable Fuel Standards Program Regulatory Impact Analysis released by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA of the United States in February 2010 biodiesel from soy oil results on average in a 57 reduction in greenhouse gases compared to petroleum diesel and biodiesel produced from waste grease results in an 86 reduction See chapter 2 6 of the EPA report for more detailed information However environmental organizations for example Rainforest Rescue 123 and Greenpeace 124 criticize the cultivation of plants used for biodiesel production e g oil palms soybeans and sugar cane The deforestation of rainforests exacerbates climate change and sensitive ecosystems are destroyed to clear land for oil palm soybean and sugar cane plantations Moreover that biofuels contribute to world hunger since arable land is no longer used for growing foods The Environmental Protection Agency published data in January 2012 showing that biofuels made from palm oil will not count towards the renewable fuels mandate of the United States as they are not climate friendly 125 Environmentalists welcome the conclusion because the growth of oil palm plantations has driven tropical deforestation for example in Indonesia and Malaysia 125 126 Indonesia produces biodiesel primarily from palm oil Since agricultural land is limited in order to plant monocultures of oil palms land used for other cultivations or the tropical forest need to be cleared A major environmental threat is then the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia 127 Food land and water vs fuel EditMain article Food vs fuel Up to 40 of corn produced in the United States is used to make ethanol 128 and worldwide 10 of all grain is turned into biofuel 129 A 50 reduction in grain used for biofuels in the US and Europe would replace all of Ukraine s grain exports 130 In some poor countries the rising price of vegetable oil is causing problems 131 132 Some propose that fuel only be made from non edible vegetable oils such as camelina jatropha or seashore mallow 133 which can thrive on marginal agricultural land where many trees and crops will not grow or would produce only low yields Others argue that the problem is more fundamental Farmers may switch from producing food crops to producing biofuel crops to make more money even if the new crops are not edible 134 135 The law of supply and demand predicts that if fewer farmers are producing food the price of food will rise It may take some time as farmers can take some time to change which things they are growing but increasing demand for first generation biofuels is likely to result in price increases for many kinds of food Some have pointed out that there are poor farmers and poor countries who are making more money because of the higher price of vegetable oil 136 Biodiesel from sea algae would not necessarily displace terrestrial land currently used for food production and new algaculture jobs could be created By comparison it should be mentioned that the production of biogas utilizes agricultural waste to generate a biofuel known as biogas and also produces compost thereby enhancing agriculture sustainability and food production Research EditThere was research into finding more suitable crops and improving oil yield Other sources are possible including human fecal matter with Ghana building its first fecal sludge fed biodiesel plant 137 Specially bred mustard varieties can produce reasonably high oil yields and are very useful in crop rotation with cereals and have the added benefit that the meal leftover after the oil has been pressed out can act as an effective and biodegradable pesticide 138 The NFESC with Santa Barbara based Biodiesel Industries is working to develop biodiesel technologies for the US navy and military one of the largest diesel fuel users in the world 139 A group of Spanish developers working for a company called Ecofasa announced a new biofuel made from trash The fuel is created from general urban waste which is treated by bacteria to produce fatty acids which can be used to make biodiesel 140 Another approach that does not require the use of chemical for the production involves the use of genetically modified microbes 141 142 Algal biodiesel Edit Main articles Algaculture and Algal fuel From 1978 to 1996 the U S NREL experimented with using algae as a biodiesel source in the Aquatic Species Program 115 A self published article by Michael Briggs at the UNH Biodiesel Group offers estimates for the realistic replacement of all vehicular fuel with biodiesel by utilizing algae that have a natural oil content greater than 50 which Briggs suggests can be grown on algae ponds at wastewater treatment plants 143 This oil rich algae can then be extracted from the system and processed into biodiesel with the dried remainder further reprocessed to create ethanol The production of algae to harvest oil for biodiesel has not yet been undertaken on a commercial scale but feasibility studies have been conducted to arrive at the above yield estimate In addition to its projected high yield algaculture unlike crop based biofuels does not entail a decrease in food production since it requires neither farmland nor fresh water Many companies are pursuing algae bio reactors for various purposes including scaling up biodiesel production to commercial levels 144 145 Biodiesel lipids could be extracted from wet algae using a simple and economical reaction in ionic liquids 146 Pongamia Edit Main articles Millettia pinnata and Pongamia oil Millettia pinnata also known as the Pongam Oiltree or Pongamia is a leguminous oilseed bearing tree that has been identified as a candidate for non edible vegetable oil production Pongamia plantations for biodiesel production have a two fold environmental benefit The trees both store carbon and produce fuel oil Pongamia grows on marginal land not fit for food crops and does not require nitrate fertilizers The oil producing tree has the highest yield of oil producing plant approximately 40 by weight of the seed is oil while growing in malnourished soils with high levels of salt It is becoming a main focus in a number of biodiesel research organizations 147 The main advantages of Pongamia are a higher recovery and quality of oil than other crops and no direct competition with food crops However growth on marginal land can lead to lower oil yields which could cause competition with food crops for better soil Jatropha Edit Main articles Jatropha and Jatropha Oil Jatropha Biodiesel from DRDO India Several groups in various sectors are conducting research on Jatropha curcas a poisonous shrub like tree that produces seeds considered by many to be a viable source of biodiesel feedstock oil 148 Much of this research focuses on improving the overall per acre oil yield of Jatropha through advancements in genetics soil science and horticultural practices SG Biofuels a San Diego based Jatropha developer has used molecular breeding and biotechnology to produce elite hybrid seeds of Jatropha that show significant yield improvements over first generation varieties 149 SG Biofuels also claims that additional benefits have arisen from such strains including improved flowering synchronicity higher resistance to pests and disease and increased cold weather tolerance 150 Plant Research International a department of the Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands maintains an ongoing Jatropha Evaluation Project JEP that examines the feasibility of large scale Jatropha cultivation through field and laboratory experiments 151 The Center for Sustainable Energy Farming CfSEF is a Los Angeles based non profit research organization dedicated to Jatropha research in the areas of plant science agronomy and horticulture Successful exploration of these disciplines is projected to increase Jatropha farm production yields by 200 300 in the next ten years 152 FOG from sewage Edit So called fats oils and grease FOG recovered from sewage can also be turned into biodiesel 153 Fungi Edit A group at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow published a paper in 2008 stating that they had isolated large amounts of lipids from single celled fungi and turned it into biodiesel in an economically efficient manner 154 The recent discovery of a variant of the fungus Gliocladium roseum points toward the production of so called myco diesel from cellulose This organism was recently discovered in the rainforests of northern Patagonia and has the unique capability of converting cellulose into medium length hydrocarbons typically found in diesel fuel 155 Biodiesel from used coffee grounds Edit Researchers at the University of Nevada Reno have successfully produced biodiesel from oil derived from used coffee grounds Their analysis of the used grounds showed a 10 to 15 oil content by weight Once the oil was extracted it underwent conventional processing into biodiesel It is estimated that finished biodiesel could be produced for about one US dollar per gallon Further it was reported that the technique is not difficult and that there is so much coffee around that several hundred million gallons of biodiesel could potentially be made annually However even if all the coffee grounds in the world were used to make fuel the amount produced would be less than 1 percent of the diesel used in the United States annually It won t solve the world s energy problem Dr Misra said of his work 156 Biodiesel to hydrogen cell power Edit A microreactor has been developed to convert biodiesel into hydrogen steam to power fuel cells 157 Steam reforming also known as fossil fuel reforming is a process which produces hydrogen gas from hydrocarbon fuels most notably biodiesel due to its efficiency A microreactor or reformer is the processing device in which water vapour reacts with the liquid fuel under high temperature and pressure Under temperatures ranging from 700 1100 C a nickel based catalyst enables the production of carbon monoxide and hydrogen 158 Hydrocarbon H2 O CO 3H2 Highly endothermic Furthermore a higher yield of hydrogen gas can be harnessed by further oxidizing carbon monoxide to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide CO H2 O CO2 H2 Mildly exothermic Safflower oil Edit As of 2020 update researchers at Australia s CSIRO have been studying safflower oil from a specially bred variety as an engine lubricant and researchers at Montana State University s Advanced Fuel Centre in the US have been studying the oil s performance in a large diesel engine with results described as a game changer 159 Concerns EditMain article Issues relating to biofuels Engine wear Edit Lubricity of fuel plays an important role in wear that occurs in an engine A diesel engine relies on its fuel to provide lubricity for the metal components that are constantly in contact with each other 160 Biodiesel is a much better lubricant compared with fossil petroleum diesel due to the presence of esters Tests have shown that the addition of a small amount of biodiesel to diesel can significantly increase the lubricity of the fuel in short term 161 However over a longer period of time 2 4 years studies show that biodiesel loses its lubricity 162 This could be because of enhanced corrosion over time due to oxidation of the unsaturated molecules or increased water content in biodiesel from moisture absorption 57 Fuel viscosity Edit One of the main concerns regarding biodiesel is its viscosity The viscosity of diesel is 2 5 3 2 cSt at 40 C and the viscosity of biodiesel made from soybean oil is between 4 2 and 4 6 cSt 163 The viscosity of diesel must be high enough to provide 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