Todd: My comment about testing was taken from a conversation with Dr. Charles Peterson, Director of the BioFuel Lab at U of Idaho, Moscow. Dr. Peterson flatly stated that the key issue for small biofuel producers was the need to test each batch, that small producers could not, typically, afford such tests. He recommended that the small producers join forces and create a "central" lab to test each batch made by each producer if that fuel is to be sold. If anyone is attempting to sell untested biofuel, there is a risk that such fuel -- off-spec fuel --could foul a diesel engine, its injectors and filters. Further, if a producer sought product liability insurance, I am reasonably certain that the carrier would insist on the testing of each batch. As to labeling, how would anyone label non-tested, off-spec biodiesel? The term, "biodiesel" has a correct and scientific meaning, that is a compound which has passed ASTM D 6751. It is not "biodiesel" unless it has been tested and has passed the test. Petro diesel also has to pass its tests. I understand that the B20 may have its own test. Testing, in my opinion, is critical to the success of the entire biodiesel industry. We need to be on par with the big producers of diesel fuels. We must be able to assure the buying public that "our" biodiesel meets the standard of D6751. The problem lies in the cost of testing each batch. Dr. Peterson's conclusion is that testing could become economical if enough of the small producers form a "coop" or some other business arrangement so that a sample of each batch can be tested. I agree with Dr. Peterson. Jim Miller
Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim, >4. The test profile is there for a reason -- you do not truly have >biodiesel unless it passes the test. You may have a compound which >will burn, but to mis-lable it as "biodiesel" would be illegal. >Civil liability could follow. That's a bit of a mis-correlation. I sure wouldn't want to put it in a storage drum and label it "maple syrup." And labeling it as "A Compound Which Will Burn" is equally misleading. Just because a sample may not be subjected to the costly tests and rigors of ASTM D-6751 doesn't mean that it's not biodiesel. It's just not a fuel that can be legally sold for road taxable use. And that's only because of "legislative legalities," not chemical "realities." Todd Swearingen Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. 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/
