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Advancing Sustainable Campus Solutions Through Biodiesel Initiatives

This project focuses on creating a more sustainable campus by converting waste vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel, derived from fats and oils through a simple chemical process, offers numerous advantages including easy availability of raw materials, positive economic impacts, and cleaner burning fuel for the environment. Currently, the initiative has processed 500 gallons of waste oil and is fueling University Farm vehicles at a significantly lower cost than regular diesel. Join the effort to promote sustainability and reduce harmful emissions on campus.

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Advancing Sustainable Campus Solutions Through Biodiesel Initiatives

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  1. Help create a more sustainable campus. ENVS 200 16 September 2008

  2. What is biodiesel? • Derived from fats and oils • Product of a simple chemical process Glycerol Glyceride Fatty acid tail Biodiesel Fatty acid tail Biodiesel Fatty acid tail Biodiesel

  3. Biodiesel offers many advantages. • Raw materials are easily obtainable • Beneficial for the U.S. economy • Clean burning for a better environment • Easy to implement

  4. The raw materials are easy to obtain.

  5. Crude oil imports cost US $5.5 million every hour US national debt is growing at $63 million per hour Stats from late 2007 Biodiesel is good for the US economy. Domestic Foreign Sources of all fossil oil Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, US. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Treasury

  6. Biodiesel produces fewer harmful emissions. Carbon monoxide 15% Nitrogen oxides (With engine modification) Cancer-causing soot 80% Sulfur oxides (Significant decrease)

  7. Impact on Food Prices

  8. Using biodiesel is effective and easy to use. • No engine modification • Lower cost (B20) • Similar performance

  9. Origins of Bulldog Biodiesel • Established Fall 2007 • Senior Agriculture Science Practicum • American Chemical Society • Processor received January 2008

  10. Create a more sustainable campus by converting waste vegetable oil into fuel Provide students with a means to bring about a meaningful change in the University Goals of the Organization

  11. Where are we now? • Currently fueling University Farm vehicles at ~$1.20/gallon (vs. $4.00/gallon regular diesel). • Have processed 500 gallons of waste vegetable oil into biodiesel • Have applied for a grant • Charter received, April ’08 • Meeting on 23 September 2008 in MG 2001

  12. To the processor… Help create a more sustainable campus.

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