REG, 2009
Feedstock and biodiesel characteristics report
The goals of this project were to produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstocks and to provide the characteristics of both the feedstock and biodiesel. The project is unique because it encompasses an extensive range of feedstocks and all feedstocks were pretreated, esterified, and transesterified using the same procedures and conditions allowing for uniform comparisons of critical fuel properties. In this report, 36 feedstocks were evaluated and biodiesel was produced from 34 of them. These feedstocks varied from traditional fats and oils to novel feedstocks from around the world. Each feedstock was tested for a large number of characteristics. Each biodiesel was characterized according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D6751 and other properties.
