Applications biodiesel manufacturing

Without the Biodiesel Standard, there would be no sustainable biodiesel market. The Biodiesel Standard guarantees that products are properly tested for blend properties, performance in engine use, and functionality with injection systems used in the modern common rail diesel engines. Many car manufacturers state that FAME used in commercial fuel must meet both standard references EN14214, the European Biodiesel Standard, and ASTM D 6751, the U. S. Biodiesel Standard (Table 3.1). Making biodiesel that complies with the applicable Biodiesel Standard helps guarantee the functionality and performance in transport engines. 

Market projection studies indicate that biodiesel which meets the ASTM standards will be manufactured and distributed initially for niche market applications such as government bus and truck fleets where the mandates of the Clean Air Act of 1990 require the use of cleaner burning alternative fuels. A major difficulty regarding large-scale marketing of biodiesel is consumer cost. This subject will be examined later in Section IV, but is not expected to be an insurmountable barrier in the long term. 

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