1 / 27

Ethanol: A Safety Perspective

Ethanol: A Safety Perspective. Renewable Fuels Association “The Voice of the Ethanol Industry” For over 25 years September 2009. Renewable Fuels Association.

tait
Download Presentation

Ethanol: A Safety Perspective

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ethanol: A Safety Perspective Renewable Fuels Association “The Voice of the Ethanol Industry” For over 25 years September 2009

  2. Renewable Fuels Association • National Trade Association for the domestic ethanol industry promoting policy, regulations, research and development for the industry. • History of the Association • Organized in 1981 • Ethanol Producers constitute the Board of Directors • Representing majority of the domestic production • Leader in legislative and technical efforts of industry

  3. United States Transportation Fuels • Gasoline Market 140 billion gallons / year • 160,000 retail fuel stations • Current Ethanol domestic production capacity of 11.5 billion gallons/ year • 190+ plants operating in 25 states • 75% of nation’s gasoline is E10 • E85- ~150 million gallons per year • 2,100 retail fuel pumps

  4. Ethanol as a Fuel & Fuel Additive • E10 (10% ethanol by volume) • Approved for use in all vehicles and engines • ~98% of ethanol consumed as E10 • E85 (70-85% ethanol by volume) • For use in flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) only • <2% of ethanol consumed as E85 • Mid-level blends (20, 30, 40% ethanol by volume) • For use in FFVs only • Dispensed by “blender pumps” (<250 stations)

  5. Ethanol Production

  6. The Ethanol Production Process Basic ingredients: Cereal Grains + water + heat + enzymes + yeast 1 Bushel of #2 Yellow Dent Corn produces: 2.7 Gallons of 200 Proof Ethanol 17 Pounds of Distillers Dried Grains 17 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide

  7. Production Hazards Identified • Flammable Liquids • Ethanol • Denaturant, typically Natural Gasoline, Unleaded Gasoline • Grain Handling • Corn • Dust Collection • Process Chemicals • Acids/ Caustics/ Surfactants

  8. Ethanol Plant Grain Handling • Inbound feedstock to the Plant • Corn • Sorghum/ Milo • Typical storage • Silo • Inbound Truck and Railcar • Dust Collection Systems • Hammermill area, grain is pulverized and water added immediately thereafter

  9. Fuel Ethanol Properties • Content: Fuel, 98% Ethanol, 2% Denaturant: Natural Gasoline, Unleaded, Naphtha • Characteristics • Boiling Point: 78°C • Vapor Pressure: 44@ 20°C • Completely miscible with water • MSDS • Polar Solvent- must have Alcohol Resistant type of foam • E85 very similar to this product, higher gasoline %

  10. Fuel Ethanol Use • Midwest gasoline blended at all octane levels • Traditional Markets • Reformulated Gasoline • MTBE replacement • Western States • Oregon 10% mandate • California moving from 6% to 10% blends • Southeast States • Effort to increase ethanol blended with conventional gasoline

  11. Fuel Ethanol Transportation • Rail Transportation • DOT 111A 30k gallon capacity • Truck Transportation • MC306/ DOT406 Transport Trucks • Barge Transportation • Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Columbia • 10k, 15k barrel inland capacity, Intercoastal barges • Pipeline interest • Quality, Compatibility Research • Matter of “when”, not “if”.

  12. The Virtual Pipeline • Ethanol in Unit Trains • “Ethanol Express” • Shipment volumes ~3 million gallons • Single trains consisting of 65, 75, 95 ethanol cars • Origination in Midwest- Destination all coasts • Major build out of loading and landing locations • #1 Hazmat on rail, less than 2% of all rail shipments

  13. Biofuels in the Pipeline • KinderMorgan’s Central Florida Pipeline • Pipeline distance of 105 miles • Commercial shipments of Fuel Ethanol • Gasoline • KinderMorgan’s Plantation Pipeline • B5 Shipments • 95% Diesel Fuel/ 5% Biodiesel fuel blend

  14. RFA

  15. Today’s Terminaling System • 1352 terminals in US • Petroleum and Chemicals • Known conversion techniques • Port terminals handling imports and domestic product • Imported product is denatured immediately upon offload • Rail access improvements • Continued build of unit train loading and landing stations • #1 Hazmat on Rail, still less than 2% of total rail shipments

  16. Recognizing Fuel Ethanol on the move…. • UN 1987 used for all transportation for E95 • Ethanol content >95% • UN 3475 used for all transportation for E85 • Ethanol content >10%, <94% • UN 1993 used for denaturant transportation • Hydrocarbon only designation, Natural Gasoline, Gasoline, Naphtha • UN 1203 used for ethanol/ gasoline blends E10 • Ethanol content <10%

  17. Fuel Ethanol, UN 1987 Location • Plant Storage Tanks • Plant Loading Racks • Trucks/ Railcars/ Barges in transit • Petroleum Terminals • Petroleum Loading Racks blend Ethanol • 10% Ethanol • 90% Unleaded Gasoline • Placard UN 1203 • Headed to Retail Gas Stations

  18. Public and Private Industry coming together to provide much needed emergency response information. • Founding Members: RFA, ILTA, IAFC, Ansul, Williams Fire and Hazard Control, Industrial Fire World Ethanol Emergency Response information available: www.ethanolresponse.com

  19. Complete Training program available: Foam Selection video, Responding to Ethanol Incidents, and Training Modules with instructors guide. May 14, 2007 Baltimore Maryland

  20. RFA Plant and Employee Safety Committee • Health, Safety and Environmental Professionals from Production Facilities • Website for safety being developed: www.ethanolrfa.org • Focus on sharing “best practices” • Promote regulatory compliance • DOT • OSHA • EPA • TTB (formerly the ATF) • DHS (Homeland Security)

  21. Future Retail Fueling Stations RFA

  22. One Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 820 Washington, DC 20001 P: 202.289.3835 | www.EthanolRFA.org | F: 202.289.7519 © 2008

More Related