Base catalyzed transesterification with refined oils I'm looking for information on base catalyzed transesterification with refined oils. It's related to the process of biodiesel production.
I need info on biodiesel and transesterification When was it invented? what are the earliest uses? and list and explain each step? Not asking you to do this for me. Just do you know of a website where I can find this information?
Biodiesel tax incentives I have heard about a $1/gallon government incentive for biodiesel. I would like some information about who provides the incentive and who gets it.
This incentive is also known as the Biodiesel and Ethanol (VEETC) Tax Credit. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-357) created tax incentives for biodiesel fuels and extended the tax credit for fuel ethanol. The biodiesel credit is available to blenders/retailers beginning in January 2005. It also established the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC), which provides ethanol blenders/retailers with $.51 per pure gallon of ethanol blended or $.0051 per percentage point of ethanol blended (i.e., E10 is eligible for $.051/gal; E85 is eligible for $.4335/gal). The incentive is available until 2010.
Section 1344 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended the tax credit for biodiesel producers through 2008. The credits are $.51 per gallon of ethanol at 190 proof or greater, $1.00 per gallon of agri-biodiesel, and $.50 per gallon of waste-grease biodiesel. If the fuel is used in a mixture, the credit amounts to $.0051 per percentage point ethanol or $.01 per percentage point of agri-biodiesel used or $.0050 per percentage point of waste-grease biodiesel (i.e. E100 is eligible for $.51 per gallon) (Source: http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/progs/view_ind_fed.cgi?afdc/319/0)
For more details on this program and other incentives for using alternative fuel sources, see:
State & Federal Incentives & Laws http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/laws/incen_laws.html
This database captures state and federal laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics. State-level information is updated annually after each state's legislative session ends. Federal information is updated after enacted legislation is signed into law.
The quantity of water needed depends on the design of the production plant and whether or not it is built in conjunction with a feedlot. Modern technology and design can substantially reduce the amount of fresh water needed by a stand-alone ethanol plant. There are "zero discharge" plants in operation that recycle virtually all of the water used in production, limiting the need for large supplies.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have just released a new guidebook called Building an Ethanol Plant in Illinois: A Guide to Permit Requirements, Funding Opportunities, and Other Considerations. It's available on the web at http://www.epa.state.il.us/agriculture/building-an-ethanol-plant.pdf. See also a press release about a related workshop held in January 2006 (http://www.ilcorn.org/news/html/1-25-06.html). It includes contact information that might be helpful.
You also might want to take a look at An Ethanol Production Guidebook for the Northeast States (http://www.nrbp.org/pdfs/pub26.pdf). It includes information about environmental considerations.
