Motie This is what I was refering to - not the fact that BioD can be run in a diesel motor but whether it falls under the EPA's definition of diesel fuel. JohnH Original post to http://biodiesel.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=cfrm&s=465094322 posted 12 February 2002 11:12 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Biodiesel is a non-baseline fuel/additive.
49CFR79.56(e)(4)(ii)(B)(2) lists it specifically. For a fuel to be atypical diesel, it must contain elements other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur (49CFR79.56(e)(iii)(2). Biodiesel does not, unless the recipe is very unusual. Trace amounts of other elements do not count. A congressional staff member could clear this up pretty quickly, I think. Has anyone contacted a Congressman or Senator? The ASTM spec applies only to baseline diesel, as I read the reg. And it is a difficult reg. to read. V-P Original Message ----- From: "motie_d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2002 5:14 Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: Generally Stalled Motors > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "John Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It may be splitting hairs but is Biodiesel diesel fuel? > > Could you argue that there is nothing in the act as stated > > (Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, manufacturers of (1) > motor > > vehicle > > gasoline, (2) motor vehicle diesel fuel, and (3) additives for > those fuels) > > that require the registration as long as you explicitly state that > your fuel > > is not to be used as an additive to diesel fuel. Just another > avenue to > > perSUE. > > pardon the pun > > > > JohnH > You really are splitting hairs, and maybe to our detriment. Yes, it > is Diesel fuel, as Rudy Diesel's original engines were specifically > designed to run on vegetable oils. The Petro products that are > currently sold as Diesel fuel, are the fuels that could be called > into question, as to being Diesel Fuel. > > A better question would be to ask, are the engines currently being > marketted as Diesel engines, really Diesel's? Or are they really > engineered to run on a compression ignition, using Petroleum as a > fuel source? > What came first, the chicken or the egg? For a large sum of cash > money, you can get a Lawyer to argue either side for you. The Lawyers > will be the only real winners. > > Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
