Biodiesel Benefits

• High Cetane (avg. over 50)
• Ultra Low Sulfur (avg ~ 2 ppm)
• High Lubricity, even in blends as low at 1-2%
• Low Agriculture Inputs:  Soybeans
• 78% Life Cycle C02 Reduction
• Renewable, Sustainable
• Domestically Produced
• And reduces NOx in boilers and home heating
• Biodiesel Tax Incentive benefits are available to fuel blenders, distributors and other diesel excise tax payers who carry an excise tax liability. The incentive is applied toward road tax or income tax liability of the blending company. The incentive applies to any blend of biodiesel
• Reduces HC, PM, CO in existing diesel engines

AVERAGE BIODIESEL EMISSIONS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL DIESEL, ACCORDING TO EPA
Emission Type	B100	B20
Regulated
Total Unburned Hydrocarbons Carbon Monoxide Particulate Matter Nox	-67% -48% -47% +10%	-20% -12% -12% +2% to -2%
Non-Regulated
Sulfates PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)** nPAH (nitrated PAH’s)** Ozone potential of speciated HC	-100% -80% -90% -50%	-20%*-13% -50%***-10%

* Estimated from B100 result
** Average reduction across all compounds measured
*** 2-nitroflourine results were within test method variability

Biodiesel Credentials

• B100 has a full ASTM D 6751 standard in place
• ASTM standard setting is currently in process for B20
• The biodiesel industry has implemented a voluntary quality control program - BQ9000 - for biodiesel producers and marketers
• Designated as an alternative fuel by the Department of Energy (DOE) & US Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Energy Policy Act (EPAct) regulations allow fleets to earn EPAct credits by using biodiesel - the least cost option for EPACT compliance
• Registered as a fuel & fuel additive with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the health effects testing requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments

Biodiesel Distribution

• Fuel available through direct shipment or from over 1,000 petroleum distributors nationwide
• About 400 public retail filling stations nationwide
• Movement towards biodiesel at the terminal

*Select content courtesy of the National Biodiesel Board.

Biodiesel Industry Standards

Due to the variations in biodiesel production, a standard fuel specification was created to ensure a level of quality that would satisfy the expectations of end users and the demands of diesel engine manufacturers. The industry standard for biodiesel is known as ASTM D-6751.

nexsol meets or exceeds the ASTM D-6751 spec. Peter Cremer was the first to be designated both a BQ-9000 certified producer and BQ9000 accredited marketer of biodiesel in the U.S.

Click here for more information on the BQ-9000 program.

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