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Biodiesel Comes to Sanger
posted on April 30, 2007 01:00:00 PM
By: Devon Jones
The Community Development Department at the EDC would like to welcome Silicon Valley Biodiesel (SVBD) to the Fresno County business community. SVBD is currently applying the final touches to their move to the City of Sanger and is... |
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Biodiesel comes to the Valley
posted on May 22, 2007 01:00:00 PM
Sanger is home to the valley’s first biodiesel facility
By Len Wilcox Special to the Sanger Herald
The first commercial production facility for biodiesel in the central valley will be in Sanger, and is expected to be operational by... |
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Upcoming Biofuel Conferences
posted on May 15, 2008 01:00:00 PM
For information about additional upcoming biofuel conferences: http://www.biofuelsconferences.com/ |
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Press Releases |
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Summer Travelers Can Benefit from Biodiesel
posted on May 23, 2008 12:00:00 PM
National Biodiesel Board Says Don't Give Up on Energy Independence
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer driving season, many would-be travelers are choosing to stick... |
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New biodiesel fuels sought
posted on May 23, 2008 12:00:00 PM
by Paul Brinkmann
South Florida investors and startups are trying to catch the latest wave in renewable energy - the hunt for biodiesel sources that won't gobble up food supplies.
In recent months, skyrocketing prices for food and oil are... |
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Biodiesel Station in San Francisco Coming Soon
posted on May 30, 2008 12:00:00 PM
by Keith Rockmael
It’s hard to believe that one of America’s greenest cities lacks a true biodiesel station. Yes, San Francisco has an Olympic station on Third Street however is only supplies commercially licensed diesel vehicles with... |
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Products
Valley Biodiesel produces and distributes B100 biodiesel and is specified as being pure biodiesel by the B100 label. Biodiesel is also blended with petrodiesel and the blended product is labeled based on the percentage of biodiesel the blended fuel contains. Blended Biodiesel is labeled as BXX where the XX is the percentage biodiesel in the blend. For example, B5 is 5% biodiesel and 95% petrodiesel. A B20 blend will be 20% biodiesel and 80% petrodiesel.
B100 biodiesel is a renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from biological fats, oils, and greases and meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751-06.
ASTM-D6751-06 Biodiesel Specifications for B100:
| Property |
ASTM Method
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Limits
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Units
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| Flash Point |
D93
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130 Min.
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Degrees C
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| Water and Sediment |
D2709
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0.050 Max.
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% Volume
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| Kinematic Viscosity, 40oC |
D445
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1.9 – 6.0
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mm2/sec
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| Sulfated Ash |
D874
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0.020 Max.
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% Mass
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| Sulfur |
D5453
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| S 15 |
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15 Max.
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ppm
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| S 500 |
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500 Max.
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ppm
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| Copper Strip Corrosion |
D130
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No. 3 Max.
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| Cetane |
D613
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46 Min.
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| Cloud Point |
D2500
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Report
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Degrees C
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Carbon Residue
100% Sample |
D4530
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0.050 Max
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% Mass
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| Acid Number |
D664
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0.50 Max
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mg KOH/gm
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| Free Glycerin |
D6584
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0.020 Max
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% Mass
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| Total Glycerin |
D6584
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0.240 Max
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% Mass
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| Phosphorus Content |
D4951
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0.001 Max.
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% Mass
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Distillation Temperture
Atmospheric Equivalent
Temperture
90% Recovered |
D1160
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360 Max.
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Degrees C
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| Sodium/Potassium |
UOP391
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5 Max. Combined
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ppm
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