Tuesday, 19 October 2004: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

Classroom - 320 (Illinois Central College)

AGFD/GREEN (AOCS): Biodiesel

Biodiesel is the general term for the transesterification product of a vegetable oil or an animal fat with an alcohol, usuall methanol, to form fatty acid alkyl esters. The resultant fatty acid alkyl esters have fuel properties similar to petroleum-based diesel fuel and can used directly in diesel engines as alternative diesel fuel. Topics presented in this session will cover a diverse range of topics from research to legislation and regulations to laboratory teaching opportunities.
Organizers:Gary Knothe
Ehren C. Bucholtz
1:30 PM Biodiesel in the United States and the Role of the National Biodiesel Board
Steve A. Howell, Joe Jobe
1:50 PM Biodiesel in Germany – Production, Use and Challenges
Dieter Bockey
2:10 PM Biodiesel Educational Programs
Jon H. Van Gerpen
2:30 PM Biodiesel Production as a Teaching Tool in the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Curriculum
Ehren C. Bucholtz
2:50 PM Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Components
Gerhard Knothe
3:10 PM Break
3:30 PM Estimation of biodiesel performance properties from structural considerations
Ronald A. Holser
3:50 PM Cold Flow Properties of Biodiesel: Things You Should Know
Robert O. Dunn Jr.
4:10 PM Soybean Oil Composition for Biodiesel
Neal A. Bringe
4:30 PM Computational modeling of biodiesel fuel properties effect on NOx emissions from a DI diesel engine
Wenqiao Yuan, Alan C. Hansen
4:50 PM Novel Reactor Separator and Acid Catalysis for Biodiesel Production
Galen J. Suppes, Parag Shah
5:10 PM Purification of Biodiesel with Magnesium Silicate Adsorbent Treatment
Brian S. Cooke

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