Columbias Biodiesel Shuttle Service

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Columbias Biodiesel Shuttle Service

• -Julian Haimovich,Cori Capik, Ahmed Kouddous,Adam
  Osman, Ronika Vyas
• -Cooperation with Nilda Mesa
• July 2007

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Background Information

• Automotive industry is too dependant on
  non-renewable resources that continue to
  deteriorate the environment
• Columbia University plans to lessen its
  environmental footprint lessen C02 emissions and
  other greenhouse gases by 30 within the next 10
  years
• The available waste vegetable oil (WVO) can be
  put to better use
• Switching to Biodiesel is feasible and easy

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The Basics of Biodiesel

• A cheaper, more eco-friendly fuel alternative
• Easily processed from animal fat or waste
  vegetable oil
• Can be mixed with conventional diesel

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Problem Statement

• Waste oil is not recycled in an efficient manner
• Columbia pays for removal of oil
• OBJECTIVES
• To find a way to efficiently recycle the waste
  oil produced by John Jay Hall to power Columbias
  Lamont Shuttle Bus
• To implement and perfect the Columbia Spring 2007
  Teams ideas

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Considerations for Design

• Storage Temperature Regulation
• Filtering of WVO
• Capacity for Storage
• Byproduct Waste
• Energy Consumption
• Fueling of the Bus
• Funding
• Manual Labor

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Intended Design

• BioPro 190
• Electrically Powered Uses standard 120 V AC power
• 21x21x67 inches
• Biodiesel and Glycerin Byproducts
• 50 gallons of WVO yields 50 gallons of pure
  biodiesel

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Alternative Solutions
BioPro380
The Freedom Fueler
Home built reactors
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Completed Tasks
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Final Expectations

• Overall, we expect to provide the client with a
  feasible method to use the waste vegetable oil
  from the John Jay Dining Hall to fuel the Lamont
  Shuttle Bus Service in order to reduce Columbia
  Universitys environmental footprint.
• More specifically we intend to focus on the
  disposal or reuse of the waste glycerin through
  composting systems.
• Ways to utilize the waste methanol for reuse in
  the biodiesel production
• An efficient manner in which the biodiesel is
  transported from the reactor to the fueling
  station
• Temperature regularities of the biodiesel storage

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References

• List of Resources
• Addison, Keith. Glycerin Journey to Forever,
  Biodiesel, Journey to Forever Biodiesel. 06 July
  2007
• http//journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_glyceri
  n.html
• Biodiesel. 2007. National Biodiesel Board - IT
  Division. 09 July 2007
• lthttp//www.biodiesel.org/gt
• "Environmental Stewardship Environmental
  Stewardship Home." Environmental Stewardship.
  Columbia U. in the City of New York. 5 Feb. 2007
  lthttp//www.columbia.edu/cu/environment/index.h
  tmlgt.
• Hosey, Shannon, Daniel Kennedy, Han Kim, Mike
  Lee, and Megan deBettencourt, comps. A Biodiesel
  Project for Columbia University, Office of
  Environmental Stewardship Final Report.
  Columbia University. New York City, 2007. 1.
  9 July 2007.
• University Operations Services Diesel Fleet
  Renewable Energy Service Case Studies. Harvard
  Green Campus Initiative, 09 July 2007
• lthttp//www.greencampus.harvard.edu/cre/case_studi
  es.phpgt