Soybean

Biodiesel

Can we design an environmentally sustainable

bio-fuels plant that is competitive with
conventional refineries that produce fossil
fuels.

Per 1 MJ of Conventional
Diesel
13.51 g CO2
7.69 mg VOC
31.23 mg NOx
20.12 mg SOx
.17 g CH4
81.27 cm3 total water used
1205 KJ fossil fuels
5490.57 J non-fossil fuels

Per1MJofSoyBiodiesel
16.11gCO2
23.14mgVOC
39.92mgNOx
30.8mgSOx
46.88mgCH4
2391.1cm3totalwater
used
248.08KJfossilfuels
491.43KJnonfossilfuels

1.03:1

Whatdoesthisnumbermean?Thisisour
EROIorEnergyReturnedonInvestment.
ThisiscalculatedbydividingtheEnergy
Output/EnergyInput.Wewantanumber
largerthan1whichmeanswehave
positiveresultfrommaking,selling,and
usingtheenergy

Biodieselisseparatedbythetypeof
Biofuelthatisused.Mostlikelymadefrom
algaeormadefromsoybeans,themost
commontypeintheUS.Itisalso
separatedbypercentofBiofueltoDiesel
B20is20%Biofueland80%Diesel