National Renewable Energy Laboratory Releases Latest B20 Biodiesel Fuel Quality Results
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Teresa Alleman, a senior chemist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., presented the latest biodiesel quality survey results at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo this week—and the results are very positive, not only for biodiesel producers who make the fuel, but also for blenders and end-users.
This was the first B20 quality survey conducted by NREL in which the samples were held against ASTM D7467, the B6 to B20 blend spec.
Samples were taken from retail outlets during the December 2009/January 2010 timeframe, and three-fourths of them were obtained from regions NREL deems as colder, while the remaining fraction were taken from warmer regions. READ MORE