Biodiesel Production – Why Biodiesel is (part of) the Answer

We believe that the burning of fossil fuels is a problem because fossil fuels are finite, they add significantly to pollution, and they generally come from locations outside US borders, presenting us with a ever increasing "access" and "cost" problem. Switching to biodiesel will solve and/or reduce many of those problems. If you don't know much about biodiesel production and why it's so much better than normal diesel, let us help you out.​

The Diesel Engine Problem

More than 60 billion gallons of diesel were consumed in the US last year

• Economic cost = approximately $180 billion
• Environmental impact = 660 million tons of CO2
• Substantially negative health impact of diesel emissions – 10x higher cancer risk than all other hazardous air pollutants combined
• The rest of the world is far more diesel centric – especially emerging economies R.O.W. consumed over 160 billion gallons worth almost $500 billion and responsible for over 1.76 billion tons of CO2
• By 2020 it is projected that more than 1 billion cars will be on the road

​This is a global issue that creates a global opportunity.

How Beneficial is Biodiesel?

Average biodiesel emissions compared to conventional diesel*

Emission Type	B-100	B-20
Regulated
Total unburned hydrocarbons	-67%	-20
Carbon monoxide	-48%	-12%
Particulate matter (pm)	-47%	-12%
NOx	10%	-2%
Non-Regulated
Sulfates	-100%	-20%
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	-80%	-13%
Nitrated PAHs	-90%	-50%
Ozone potential	-50%	-10%
CO2 emissions	-78%	-15%
CARB	-90% (from RVO)

Garbage truck equivalent metrics:
Average garbage truck travels 25K miles/yr and gets 3mpg

• 92.5 tons of CO2/truck/yr
• Cost to switch to biodiesel = $0.00
• Every 100 trucks converted to B-100 reduces CO2 by 14.4MM pounds

* Source: EPA, NREL

To learn about how you or your business can start biodiesel production with a fully automated biodiesel processor check out the BioPro line of biodiesel processors.