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In partial fulfillment of the requirements for CHE140 Tracy Furutani, Fall 2006

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for CHE140 Tracy Furutani, Fall 2006. Jon Cimuchowski John Gartrell Steve Smith Aram Tetemke Yee Xiong. “Biodiesel is difficult to come by, especially in western Washington, where there are no large growers of soy or other oil-bearing plants.”.

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In partial fulfillment of the requirements for CHE140 Tracy Furutani, Fall 2006

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  1. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for CHE140Tracy Furutani, Fall 2006 • Jon Cimuchowski • John Gartrell • Steve Smith • Aram Tetemke • Yee Xiong

  2. “Biodiesel is difficult to come by, especially in western Washington, where there are no large growers of soy or other oil-bearing plants.”

  3. Seattle biodiesel options • Seven retailers • Seven distributors www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/

  4. Current commercial growth • Nothing in Western Washington • No soy grown in Washington

  5. Remember CH2OOR1 catalyst CH2OH |  | CHOOR2 + 3CH3OH  3CH3OORx + CHOH | | CH2OOR3 CH2OH Vegetable oil + 3 Methanols  Biodiesel + Glycerin

  6. Stuff we buy…not made here

  7. From oil field to service pump. • http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/brochure/gas04/gasoline.htm

  8. Local use • King County Metro http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/2006/0817biodiesel.aspx http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003470213_biodiesel10.html

  9. SSA Marine • 800,000 gallons of B20 annually Terminal 18, Port of Seattle http://www.ssamarine.com/news/010506.html

  10. Port of Seattle • 20,000 gallons of B20 annually http://www.portseattle.org/news/press/2005/12_23_2005_36.shtml

  11. Seattle Biodiesel • "How would the world be different if we could make all our own fuel in our own country? For the last two years I have driven to work on soybeans. This is possible in our lifetime." -Martin Tobias

  12. Imperium Renewables • 100 million gallons/year • Planned to buy WA canola • Thanks, Congressmen! http://murray.senate.gov/news.cfm?id=265195 Seattle Times, Dec 12th, 2006 http://imperiumrenewables.com/grays.html

  13. Shipping hazards • Regulation by US Coast Guard & EPA • Nontoxic • Nonirritant • Aquatic toxicity insignificant • Biodegradability • Flashpoint high http://www.nbb.org/pdf_files/Environment_Safety.pdf http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/reportsdatabase/reports/mar/19980601_mar-004.pdf

  14. The end …unless you want to know a little more….

  15. Chicken feed? • ~94% poultry feed is corn or soybeans • ~70% of cost of raising poultry is feed • “tallow, an historically cost competitive agricultural by-product.” July 21, 2006 http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/109/10912.pdf

  16. Biofuel or biofood? • “The rising demand for biofuels is pushing up the price of palm oil and the other edible oils with which it is interchangeable, making food and cooking oil more expensive for the poor.” The Economist, 24 Aug 2006

  17. This just in: Nature • “Sugar cane and ethanol: Drink the best and drive the rest” • “US biofuels: A field in ferment” • “Liquid fuel synthesis: Making it up as you go along” Nature, Dec 7th 2006

  18. This just in: Science • “Current biofuel production competes for fertile land with food production, increases pollution from fertilizers and pesticides, and threatens biodiversity when natural lands are converted to biofuel production.” “Carbon-Negative Biofuels from Low-input High-Diversity Grassland Biomass” Tilman, Hill, Lehman, Science, 8 Dec 06, pp 1598-1600

  19. Another option “Carbon-Negative Biofuels from Low-input High-Diversity Grassland Biomass” Tilman, et al, Science, 8 Dec 06, pp 1599

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