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BIODIESEL FROM SOYBEAN OIL ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC JOE FLIPPIN-PRESIDENT/CEO
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WHAT IS BIODIESEL? BD (methyl ester) is created by the transesterification of vegetable oil, recycled cooking oil, and/or animal fat with methanol (10% by weight) and a catalyst BD is renewable, biodegradable, non-toxic, and burns cleaner in diesel engines than petroleum diesel BD can be used in cars, trucks, buses, farm equipment, portable electrical generators, marine, and as heating Oil BD requires no change in the refueling, and transportation infrastructure BD is sold as a mixture with diesel fuel, (i.e., B20 or 20% biodiesel and B100 or 99% biodiesel)
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DOMESTIC USAGE Diesel Fuel Demand (per year) –US = 56 billion gallons including domestic heating oil –World ~280 billion gallons growing 3 – 4% per year –Long-term potential for replacement of most petroleum diesel by Biodiesel made from biomass including “Fuel Crops”, and harvested/manufactured Algae
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ALABAMA PLANT Partnership with Tucker Milling, Guntersville, AL Barge, rail and truck access on Lake Guntersville Close to Cargill crushing plant on Lake Guntersville Plant will have 50 Million gallon annual capacity
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