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Introduction To Biodiesel and Glossary of Terms: National Biodiesel Board, USA
Introduction To Biodiesel and Glossary of Terms: National Biodiesel Board, USA
INTRODUCTION TO BIODIESEL
AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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National Biodiesel Board, USA
Bioenergy. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-407909-0.00002-X
Copyright © 2015 Anju Dahiya. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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38 CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO BIODIESEL AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS
• Currently the EPA provides greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions incentives in the form of CAFE
credits to automakers that produce vehicles capable of operating on biofuels, specifically B20
biodiesel blends. However, those incentives under the light-duty vehicle GHG program are set
to expire after MY2015.
BIODIESEL STANDARDS
ASTM D6751 is the approved standard for B100 for blending up to B20, in effect since 2001
• Performance-based standard: feedstock and process neutral.
D975dCovers petrodiesel and blends up to five percent biodiesel maximum for on/off road
engines; B5 is now fungible with diesel fuel.
D396dCovers heating oil and blends up to five percent biodiesel; B5 is now fungible with petro-
based heating oil.
D7467dCovers blends containing six to 20 percent biodiesel (B6–B20) for on/off road engines.
• Designed so that if B100 meets D6751 and petro diesel meets D975, then B6 to B20 blends will
meet their specifications.
• Important quality control is at B100 level.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This factsheet is published with permission from the National Biodiesel Board http://www.biodiesel.org/. The
editor is grateful to Ray Albrecht, P.E. (Technical Representative, Northeast US Region) and Jessica Robinson,
Director of Communications for their time and effort in making it available for this book.