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Naknek - King Salmon Fish Oil Biodiesel Course - Oct 10-12, 2008

Our biodiesel and svo seminars are now to hand for college credit!  UAF Bristol Bay is hosting a one-credit three-day Biodiesel and Fish Oil Fuel Systems obviously Friday October 10th to Sunday October 12th.

The course is subsidized by the Bristol Bay Economic Development Council, so we are expert to offer a 15-hour course for only $75!  Registration ends Next FRIDAY September 26th, so hop to it and call 246-4292.  Here’s the SCIA F193 registration style, and the SCIA F193 Class Flyer.

This course will provide students with the knowledge to design straight vegetable/fish oil (SVO) provoke systems and biodiesel processing techniques. Students will learn safe chemistry techniques and will make their own small batches of biodiesel.

In adding up, we will study the state of biodiesel in Alaska, look at which diesels work on vegetable/fish oil the best, search the science behind biodiesel and SVO systems, compare emissions, learn how to collect oil responsibly, and discuss storage requirements.

We will winnow the different types of processors and SVO systems available and will develop plans for local implementation of biodiesel/SVO systems.

If you can’t pull down it out to King Salmon check out our other upcoming events:

October 17-19, 2008 Friday-Sunday
Biodiesel and Fish Oil Provoke Systems
UAF-Bristol Bay Campus Dillingham.
$75 Call 842-5109 or 800-478-5109 to register.

October 17-19, 2008 Friday-Sunday
The Foodstuffs vs. Fuel Distraction: Sustainable Local Biodiesel.
Bioneers Conference at UAA-Anchorage
Register at www.sustainak.org.

Sunday November 2, 2008 2:00pm
Backyard Biodiesel Basics
Voluntary at the Eagle River Nature Center
$5 parking for non-members - no registration required.

How to Make Biodiesel Fuel - An Alternative Fuel Source

In almost every part of the Earth, the rising prices of petroleum fuel create a big problem to each individual's pocket. The economic effect is so tremendous that it affects international economy. This led to many people all over the World to search foe an alternative fuel source. Biodiesel came out as one of the favorites to fill up the vehicles fossil. It is about time to find out how to make Biodiesel fuel at home.

Why Biodiesel and what is it made of? In plain language it is a clean burning fossil produced from domestic renewable resources. It can be blended with petroleum diesel at individual's preferred level which the discussion Biodiesel is developed. This is used in diesel engines which require little or no modifications. It has no bad odor, simple to use, biodegradable and voluntary from sulfur.

Is it safe to use and did it pass the International health protection standards? The answer is yes. The production process must be regulated and must obey with the industry specifications (ASTM6751). Did it pass the testing requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments for the well-being effects? The answer is also yes.

So how is Biodiesel being made? The well known production method is called alkyl esters. There are types of alkyl ester shaping. The most popular is the Base Catalyzed Transesterification of the oil with Alcohol. The second one is the Direct Acid Catalyzed Esterification of the Oil with Methanol and the third is the Conversion of the oil to Fatty acids, and then to Alkyl esters with acid catalysis.

The input chemical balance consist of 12% Alcohol, 1% Catalyst and 87% oil, resulting to output composition of 4% Liquor, 1% Fertilizers, 9% glycerin, and 86% Methyl Ester. The fat or oil is derived from vegetable oils or uncultured oils.

Base Catalyzed Reaction is popular because it has a lower processing temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit, at a insist upon of 20 psi. It has a high conversion rate of 98% with minimal reactions and reaction time. The Methyl Ester conversion is plain, and it is not necessary to use exotic materials of construction.

Bio-Diesel Processing - News

Food for Progress project brings 21st century biodiesel facilities ... - AgNews AgNews, TX - Dec 12, 2008 Food for Progress project brings 21st century biodiesel facilities The Masagua plant is one of two biodiesel processing plants established in the region as part of Food for Progress project activities, said Johanna Roman,

Postal Service seeking LEED certificates - MMH.com MMH.com, MA - Dec 16, 2008 Postal Service seeking LEED certificates Employing a corporate fleet of natural-gas powered vehicles and E85 biodiesel-fueled letter-carrier trucks. Reducing light pollution from the facility to 0

Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. to Acquire the Assets of Golden Oval ... MarketWatch - Dec 15, 2008 Golden Oval operates egg production facilities in Minnesota and Iowa with further processing and distribution facilities in Alabama, Missouri and California Company news

Biodiesel refiner fined for Duwamish spill - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (subscription) Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (subscription), WA - Dec 16, 2008 Biodiesel refiner fined for Duwamish spill pumped a processing chemical mixture of vegetable oil, biodiesel, sodium hydroxide, methanol and glycerin from a large tank to a small portable tank.

EKU-General Atomics Partnership to Boost Sustainable Biofuel ... - EKUpdate EKUpdate, KY - Dec 01, 2008 EKUpdateEKU-General Atomics Partnership to Boost Sustainable Biofuel Cellulose-derived biodiesel process systems design and modeling, to be led by General Atomics, will define the conceptual design for the overall

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