A Cleaner Alternative for our School and our Community

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• A Cleaner Alternative for our School and our
  Community

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What is Biodiesel?

• Fuel made from vegetable oils and animal fats
• Can be used in all modern diesel engines without
  modification
• Designated as B100 and must meet federal
  specifications for fuel quality
• Typically purchased as a blend of biodiesel and
  petroleum diesel
• Bxx where the xx would designate the percentage
  of biodiesel in the blend

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How is Biodiesel Made?

• The Biodiesel Reaction
• In the presence of a catalyst

• Combining
• Vegetable Oil or Animal Fat
• (100 lbs.)
• Methanol
• or Ethanol
• (10 lbs.)

• Yields
• Biodiesel (100 lbs.)
• Glycerin (10 lbs.)

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Biodiesel Plants in Iowa

• 14 operating biodiesel plants
• 317.5 million gallons of capacity
• 2 biodiesel plants under construction
• 35 million gallons of capacity
• Total Combined Operating Capacity of 352.5
  Million Gallons per Year

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Environmental Advantages 

• Non-toxic and biodegradable
• Reduces carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, and sulfur
  emissions
• Reduces particulate matter (smog)
• B100 reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 78
• The higher the biodiesel blend the greater the
  environmental benefits

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Emissions By the Numbers
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Economic Advantages

• Competitively priced with regular petroleum
  diesel fuel
• Reduced maintenance costs from cleaner engines
  and longer engine life
• Produced by Iowans in Iowa, reducing our
  dependence on foreign oil

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Use, Storage and Handling

• Similar fuel consumption, horsepower, torque, and
  haulage rates as petroleum diesel
• Superior engine lubricity
• Safest fuel to use, handle and store
• The most energy-efficient fuel to produce. For
  every one unit of fossil fuel energy used to
  produce a gallon of biodiesel, three and a half
  units of energy are generated.

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Warranty Statements

• B5 Endorsement
• John Deere
• Ford
• General Motors
• International Truck and Engine Corporation
• Kubota Tractor Corporation
• Mack Truck, Inc.
• Mercedes Benz
• Nissan Diesel America, Inc.
• Volvo Truck Corporation
• Volkswagen
• Certain Models

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Warranty Statements

• B20 Endorsement
• Case IH
• Cummins
• Daimler Chrysler
• JCB
• B100 Endorsement
• New Holland
• Certain Models

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Quality

• BQ 9000
• Two possible accreditations for companies
• BQ 9000 Accredited Producer
• Monitors the production of biodiesel to ensure
  ASTM D 6751 quality
• BQ 9000 Certified Marketer
• Handling distribution program that maintains
  the fuel properties at the ASTM D 6751
  specification
• Accredits companies, not fuel
• All Iowa biodiesel refineries are BQ 9000
  accredited or working towards accreditation

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Why Use Biodiesel in School Buses?

• School buses are the most widely used and safest
  way for children to get to and from school
• Students spend an average of 1 ½ hours each day
  in a school bus
• Long term exposure to diesel fuel exhaust can
  lead to lung cancer, lung inflammation, allergies
  and asthma
• Children are more susceptible to air pollution
  and emissions because of high inhalation rates,
  immature immune systems and narrow lung airways

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Funding Assistance

• EPA Clean School Bus Program
• 50 million allocated to help school districts
  use biodiesel
• Energy Policy Act
• 49 million allocated for clean diesel projects

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What Can You Do?

• Use biodiesel in your districts school buses
• Talk to the school fuel supplier to see if they
  can supply a biodiesel blend
• Determine which area fuel suppliers carry
  biodiesel blends
• Call the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association with
  any questions about using biodiesel

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Web-Site

• Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
• www.IowaRFA.org
• 515-252-6249