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1. BioBus Orientation Spring 2014
2. What We do ISU BioBus is an entrepreneurial student initiative that recycles waste vegetable oil from ISU campus dining facilities into biodiesel fuel to power the city of Ames' CyRidebuses. Today we provide biodiesel to bus 711. Ceremonial First Filling of the First Bus at Our Launch Party April 22, 2011
3. BioBus’s Launch Party Crew & Partners (22 April 2011) ISU BioBus is comprised of a diverse group of students in business, engineering, agricultural, and bio-renewable technology fields as well as English, Environmental Studies and Computer Science. BioBus proudly accepts students of all majors and backgrounds. Who We are
4. How does Our Club work?
5. Advisor Thomas Brumm Nov 2011 - Present ELECTED Board of Directors President of Business President of Engineering Mariah Wright Ryan Schwenker Treasurer Sept 2013 - Present Oct 2012 - Present Dustin Monat Vice President of Business Risk Management Feb 2014 - Present Vice President of Engineering Dan Bell Bailley Richardson Webmaster Andrew Towey Shawn Van Bruggen Sept 2013 - Present Sept 2013 - Present Sept 2013 - Present Feb 2014 - Present
6. Organizational Structure (cont.) The Board of Directors Are elected to year-long terms by secret majority vote of the entire group, administered electronically by acting DAO. Simple majority must approve creation and appointment of all appointed positions. Simple majority must pre-approve all club expenditures > $100. Simple majority can revoke any appointment BOD members can be removed by a consensus minus 1 vote. ELECTED Appointed leaders and chairs Are appointed by the BOD for duration-of-the-academic year terms. Can self-nominate or be nominated by others. Are encouraged to prepare documented application bids to the BOD. Can make funding requests as needed or inspired to the BOD. Will report regularly to the BOD and the whole on the organization on their progress. APPOINTED People can, and likely will, serve in both elected and appointed positions. People can hold multiple appointed positions, but can only hold 1 board position (not including Treasurer).
7. As a new member There are no membership fees Engineering: After completing safety trainings, you will be able to participate in lab meetings: produce biodiesel trouble-shoot equipment improve lab procedures develop lab skills Business You can jump into business meetings immediately without safety training participate in outreach activities with people of all ages improve networking skills by working with partner companies assist with financials and future planning plan events improve university awareness
8. Briefly, how do we make biodiesel(You’ll Get more later) Petro-diesel Biobus B100
9. How we Make biodiesel Used Grease 40 gal (From UDCC via SuperSucker) Methanol (8 gal) Catalyst (1100 g) Collecting used grease and buying chemicals usually takes one to two meetings, depending on the number of people available. Our processor has a 65 gallon nameplate capacity. Each batch requires two 4-hour shifts.
10. How We make biodiesel To get the used oil ready for a reaction, we have to heat it first This dries the oil (not literally) and any excess water present, evaporates Then we add the chemicals for the reaction Methanol & Catalyst (Potassium Hydroxide, KOH)
11. How we make biodiesel Once the reaction is finished, we move on to a washing stage Glycerin, a coproduct of the reaction, sits at the bottom of the processor, and is drained out Water is sprayed on top of the liquids in the processor Water sinks to the bottom, bringing any impurities along with it Any extra glycerin sits above the water, but below the biodiesel Biodiesel is the top liquid and everything is drained After the washing stage, the biodiesel must be dried for ~4hours to remove excess water
12. How do we make biodiesel Once all water is removed, we have our finished product, biodiesel, and we can store it in a canister that EH&S (Environmental Health & Safety) picks up CyRide receives the biodiesel and puts it in their buses!
13. How does This benefit CYride We give CyRide the biodiesel for free We also receive the used cooking oil for free Since we do not pay labor or for oil, our price goes down to ~$0.70/gallon
14. Our Lab1124BRL
15. Business We have business meetings where: We plan outreach events. In the past we have: Given a demonstration to 50 2nd graders about biorenewables and BioBus Taught ~30 elementary teachers how to make biodiesel VEISHEA demonstrations Helped UNI start their own BioBus club Financial officer provides a financial report and predicts future spending Company relations are reviewed and future visits to facilities are planned Update the website
16. Business goals for this semester Continuous Improvement & Professionalism Continue Public Outreach Continue finding new funding through outreach to companies and by finding grants
17. Engineering Goals for this semester Have a safe year! No accidents or spills Clean processor routinely Increase Production 2 to 3 batches per semester Find a better way to dispose of the coproduct, glycerin
18. Our goals for you 1. Add this experience to your resume. 2. Help you in job interviews -- you can discuss this real-world supply chain issue in job interviews. How do we make renewable fuels a reality? What are the real nuts and bolts of building new, entrepreneurial supply chains? Developing a cost-benefit analysis Be able to talk about how is small scale biodiesel produced 3. Help you learn how to present information to a corporate client. Presenting business and technical ideas in a concise way. 4. Help you learn how to cope with ambiguity and time pressure – very common real-world issues. 5.  Showing how different parts of the supply chain affect each other.  6.  Increase your experience working with real-world situations. 7. Work with people of different majors and backgrounds, just like how you would in a real work place
19. Questions/Resources Mariah Wright mwright@iastate.edu BIOBUS meets every Tuesday the 1115 BRL first floor lab (3-5pm) and Monday 6-7pm in 1216 Coover Rules for Laboratory Must complete safety training (contact for more information). No Shorts No Skirts/Dresses No cropped pants No open toed shoes (must cover foot, no slits or holes) No backless shoes No food or drink.
20. ONE last thing… If you would like to work in the lab at all, you will need to complete your safety trainings. NO EXCEPTIONS!! To enter the lab you must wear long pants, closed toed boots or tennis shoes (shoes like TOMS don’t count) and have any long hair tied back. For a full list, reference the handout again. Again, NO EXCEPTIONS A good example is on the next slide If you are interested in only the business side, you do not have to complete the trainings
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