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Biodiesel Industry – A Statewide Assessment, Loren Isom

Industrial Agricultural Products Center: Publications and Information

CONTENTS:
Nebraska Soybean Association
Introduction of the Project Development Te
Objectives
Supporting Events
Summary of the findings
Biodiesel Demand
Biodiesel Market Price
Estimated Biodiesel Production Costs
Competition in the Biodiesel Industry
Biodiesel Feedstock Resources
Best Locations in Nebraska
State Incentives and Public Policy
Biofuel Industry Trends
The Role of Incentives

The Biodiesel Industry –A National Perspective, Leland Tong

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CONTENTS:
Increasing OEM Support
Inquiries & Sales Up in All Markets
Demand Trends
US Biodiesel Demand
Reasons for Industry Growth
Ranked Importance of Biodiesel Benefits for U.S. Consumers
US Crude Oil, Diesel Fuel and Biodiesel Spot Prices
Biodiesel and Diesel Prices
Biodiesel Blenders Tax Credit
Renewable Fuel Standard
Small Agri Biodiesel Producer Credit
Alt Fuel Refueling Infrastructure Credit
Distribution Locations
Terminal Blending
Production Locations
Industry Plant Size
Plants Under Construction & Expansion
Size of Plants Under Construction & Expansion
Production Capacity by State
Production Capacity Trends
Industry Implications
Soybean oil, Palm Oil and Yellow Grease Prices
USDA Soybean Oil Price …

Biodiesel Related State Incentives, Josh Zahn

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Contents:

• National Perspective • Discussion of Various Forms of Incentives • Regional Incentives

“Strategically Locating Soybean And Biodiesel Processing Facilities In Nebraska”, Lori Luebbe

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Is the production of biodiesel feasible in Nebraska? A standard answer depends on the business operating condition. More specifically, a statewide, as opposed to a site specific, study conducted by the Independent Biodiesel Feasibility Group (IBFG) in July 2005 for the Nebraska Soybean Association (NSA) concluded a positive return on equity could be expected. At that time, the return was estimated to be poor for the small scale, 5 million gallons per year (MGPY) scenario analyzed and only modest for the mid, 15 MGPY, and larger scale, 30 MGPY scenarios. For a complete copy of the feasibility study, contact the …

“Strategically Locating Soybean And Biodiesel Processing Facilities In Nebraska”, Lori Luebbe, Milford Hanna, Loren Isom, Robert Weber, Zach Schroeder, Richard Sanne, Mark Harris, Victor Bohuslavsky, Todd Sneller, Brian Wilcox

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Is the production of biodiesel feasible in Nebraska? A standard answer depends on the business operating condition. More specifically, a statewide, as opposed to a site specific, study conducted by the Independent Biodiesel Feasibility Group (IBFG) in July 2005 for the Nebraska Soybean Association (NSA) concluded a positive return on equity could be expected. At that time, the return was estimated to be poor for the small scale, 5 million gallons per year (MGPY) scenario analyzed and only modest for the mid, 15 MGPY, and larger scale, 30 MGPY scenarios. For a complete copy of the feasibility study, contact the …

Modeling Selected Properties Of Extruded Rice Flour And Rice Starch By Neural Networks And Statistics, G. Ganjyal, Milford A. Hanna, P. Supprung, A. Noomhorm, David D. Jones

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Rice flour and rice starch were single-screw extruded and selected product properties were determined. Neural network (NN) models were developed for prediction of individual product properties, which performed better than the regression models. Multiple input and multiple output (MIMO) models were developed to simultaneously predict five product properties or three product properties from three input parameters; they were extremely efficient in predictions with values of R² > 0.95. All models were feed-forward backpropagation NN with three-layered networks with logistic activation function for the hidden layer and the output layers. Also, model parameters were very similar except for the number of …

Biodiesel Plant Development Seminar, What You Need To Know

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Agenda

Biodiesel Plant Investment—Making The Correct Decisions, Leland Tong, Steve Howell

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Overall Purpose of IBFG:
• Provide the most accurate, up-to-date, detailed, independent information on biodiesel and the biodiesel industry
• Provide Information you need to make an intelligent decision on a biodiesel plant….

Biodiesel Plant Development Seminar, Larry Breeding

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CONTENTS:
West Central History
Annual Operations
Sales History (millions)
Soy Nutrition Products
West Central Biodiesel Plant
Why Biodiesel?
Reduce Emissions
Operational Benefits
Energy Balance of Biodiesel
Expanded use for Soy Crops
Nation’s Energy Goals
USES FOR BIODIESEL
RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP
MANAGEMENT
PROCUREMENT
SALES & MARKETING
SUMMARY

Biodiesel Plant Development Seminar, What You Need To Know: Technology Processes And Provider Overview, Steve Howell

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CONTENTS:
The Transesterification Reaction
Transesterification Material Balance
Esterification of Free Fatty Acid
Biodiesel Production
Biodiesel Technology Providers
Educational Resources
NBB Resources
Other Biodiesel Resources
IBFG

Preparing For Financial Close (Project Finance), Jeff Kistner

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CONTENTS:
What is Project Finance?
Rich Dad’s Guide To Investing
START UP STAGES FOR ADDED VALUE
COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS PLAN
ITEMS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING A VALUE-ADDED PROJECT
Proving the Money
KEYS TO SUCCESS
Where do we go from here ?

Synthesis And Characterization Of Starch Acetates With High Substitution, Yixiang Xu, Vesselin Miladinov, Milford A. Hanna

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Acetylation of high-amylose (70%) maize starch to high degree of substitution (DS) was studied by reacting starch with acetic anhydride using 50% aqueous NaOH as the catalyst. DS increased with increasing reaction times and increasing ratios of acetic anhydride to starch. Reaction efficiency (RE) increased with longer reaction times and decreased with increases in the ratios of acetic anhydride to starch for extended reaction times. Increasing the amount of NaOH increased both DS and RE. A series of starch acetates with DS values of 0.57-2.23 were prepared and their crystalline structures, chemical structures, thermal stability, and morphological properties were investigated. …

Production Of Microcrystalline Cellulose By Reactive Extrusion, Milford Hanna, Gerald Biby, Vesselin Miladinov

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This process involves feeding cellulose into an extruder with an acid solution. The extruder is comprised of a screw and a barrel. The screw is rotated so as to pressurize the cellulose, and the cellulose undergoes acid hydrolysis and forms microcrystalline cellulose. The invented process can be accomplished by using pure cellulose or a lignocellulosic material as the starting material. If a lignocellulosic material is used, then a basic solution is added to it and the lignocellulosic material is fed through an extruder so as to obtain a mixture comprising lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose. The lignin and hemicellulose are extracted …

Method And Apparatus For Production Of Levulinic Acid Via Reactive Extrusion, Viswasrao Ghorpade, Milford Hanna

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The present invention relates to a continuous process for preparing levulinic acid from starch in a reactive extrusion process. In a preferred embodiment, the extrusion takes place in a twin-screw extruder having a plurality of temperature zones wherein the starch slurry is preconditioned, extruded, filter pressed, reboiled, vacuum distilled, condensed, centrifuged, whereby the waste effluent from the centrifugation is reprocessed upstream to the preconditioning stage.

The Effects Of Catalyst, Free Fatty Acids, And Water On Transecterification Of Beef Tallow, Fangrui Ma, L. D. Clements, Milford Hanna

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Transesterification of beef tallow and methanol is affected by many factors. Catalyst, free fatty acids, and water in beef tallow, and reaction time were investigated. Sodium hydroxide (NUOH) was a more effective catalyst than sodium methoxide (NaMeOj. NaOH and NaMeO reached their maximum activities at 0.3% and 0.5%, w/w of beef tallow, respectively. The presence of water had more negative effect on transesterification than did the presence of free fatty acids (FFA). For best results, the water content of beef tallow should be kept not beyond 0.0696, w/w. FFA content of beef tallow should be kept below 0.596, w/w. The …

Industrial Uses Of Soyoil: A Market Analysis, Janice L. Callum

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Industry Structure
Lubricants' base oil production is virtually controlled by five, vertically integrated, multi-national companies. Their market shares are large enough to permit strong influence over the entire industry and to render competition ineffective. It will be difficult for new firms to enter the lubricant's industry and compete successfully with these entrenched firms. The lubricants market is large. The market is dominated by petroleum based, mineral oil products. Projected market growth is minimal, and worldwide supply is ample. Growing environmental awareness and the prospect of stringent regulations regarding petroleum products use have spurred renewed interest in the manufacture of vegetable …

Industrial Agricultural Products Center Review 1993

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Significant progress has been made toward the goals of the Center. Activities have centered on the identification of opportunities in terms of new industrial uses of agricultural commodities. Assistance has been provided to UNL faculty to procure funding research in the respective areas. In other cases, specific faculty positions have been identified. Subsequent hirings have built a strong group of faculty affiliates.

The main emphasis in the Center has been research on developing new processes and products. A fairly comprehensive list of projects funded and the faculty involved are listed in a subsequent section. Two strategic planning sessions have been …