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BIOFUELS 101Stacy Mayo & Jancey Hall
RENEWABLE FUELS DEFINED
Wikipedia: Renewable fuels are fuels produced from renewable resources. Examples include: biofuels (e.g. Vegetable oil used for fuel, ethanol, methanol fromclean energy and carbon dioxide or biomass, and biodiesel) and Hydrogen fuel (when produced with renewable processes). This is in contrast to non-renewable fuels such as natural
gas, LPG (propane), petroleum and other fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
Renewable fuels can include fuels that are synthesized from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. Renewable fuels have gained in popularity due to their sustainability, low contributions to the carbon cycle, and in some cases lower amounts of greenhouse gases.
Reference.com: Renewable fuels are fuels made from renewable resources. Where fossil fuels are finite, renewable fuels are infinite and examples of renewable fuels include vegetable oil as fuel and methanol made from carbon dioxide.
BIOFUELS DEFINED
Ethanol: Ethanol is a renewable, earth-friendly biofuel made from plants. Most ethanol is currently made from corn, but new technologies allow ethanol to be created from other materials like wood chips and agricultural waste.
Biodiesel: A fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of ASTM D6751
-a biofuel intended as a substitute for diesel
BIODIESEL: FUELED BY FARMERS
Rudolph Diesel created 1st diesel engine to run on peanut oil, not petroleum
Late 1980’s early 1990’s Excessive amounts of soybean oil on market
Diesel engines ran on canola
National Soy Diesel Development Board Founded in 1992 by soybean farmers
National Biodiesel Board Research
Marketing
Education
Policy work
ETHANOL: HOW IS IT MADE
HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO REGULAR GASOLINE
Ethanol replaces harmful carcinogens and toxic additives that can be found in petroleum-based fuels, while providing a naturally high octane
Ethanol is an earth-friendly biofuel that cuts carbon emissions from 34 to 100 percent or more, depending on the feedstock – and this percentage continues to increase with ongoing innovations in advanced biofuels.
Energy efficient to produce. For every 1 Btu of energy used to make ethanol, ethanol provides a 2.6 Btu return.
NASCAR driven more than 10 million miles on e15 with zero engine issues
BIODIESEL: HOW IS IT MADE
Transesterification: process produces mono-
alkyl esters – chemically similar to diesel fuel.
Reacting:
100 lbs. vegetable oil
+
10 lbs. alcohol
Yields:100 lbs. biodiesel
+
10 lbs. glycerine
HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO REGULAR DIESEL
Roughly 8% less energy in B100 than No. 2 diesel Higher Cetane
Higher Lubricity
Equals the same horsepower, fuel economy and torque in B20 as petro diesel.
ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN KANSAS
1. Arkalon Energy (Conestoga), Hayne, 110 MGY, 39 mill/bu
2. Bonanza Bioenergy (Conestoga), Garden City, 73 MGY, 24 mill/bu
3. Kansas Ethanol LLC, Lyons, 60 MGY, 20 mill/bu
4. East Kansas Agri Energy, Garnett, 50 MGY, 13.3 mill/bu
5. Western Plains Energy, Campus, 45 MGY, 16.1 mill/bu
6. Prairie Horizon Agri Energy, Phillipsburg, 40 MGY, 14.3 mill/bu
7. White Energy-Russell, Russell, 35 MGY, 16.1 mill/bu
8. NESIKA Energy LLC, Scandia, 21 MGY, 7 mil/bu
9. Pratt Ethanol, Pratt, 55 MGY, 18 mill/bu
10. Reeve Agri-Energy, Garden City, 15 MGY, 5.4 mill/bu
11. ESE Alcohol, Leoti, 1.5 MGY, .5 mill/bu
ETHANOL IN A GLOBAL MARKET
BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN KANSAS
Emergent Green Energy – Minneola, KS Utilize glycerin byproduct
Kansas University
Kansas State University
North Central Technical College
Seward County Community College
ETHANOL AND LIVESTOCK
Distillers grains provides a nutritious feed choice
Kansas has many feedlots closely coordinating with ethanol plants for their distiller grain production 83 mil bu of distillers grains from ethanol is available for
livestock feed
BIODIESEL AND LIVESTOCK
Reduced Feed Costs Due to Lower SBM Values Increased
Revenue Due to Higher
Animal Fat Values
Glycerine Provides an Additional Energy Source for Feed Rations to Help Mitigate Risk
WHO CAN USE & WHERE TO BUY: ETHANOL
Vehicles: E10- 97% gasoline sold with 10% ethanol
Flex Fuel- E85
E15- 2001 and newer
Over the past year, consumers have driven over 300 million miles using E15 without a single reported negative effect. The facts are clear. There has never been an instance of a warranty being voided over the use of E15.
Apps & Website: GetEthanol.com More stations coming soon
WHO CAN USE & WHERE TO BUY: BIODIESEL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR KANSAS GRAIN
Today, Biodiesel is a 2.9 million gallon market & adds $.62/bushel to soybean prices.
Ethanol is estimated to add $.30 to $.50/bushel to corn prices.
OK GREAT- WHY SHOULD I USE IT?
American fuel
American jobs
Renewable
THANK YOU
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