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.