BioDiesel Technology-Fall Session -- Welcome/home

The Biodiesel Technology Workshop will be offered on the following dates:

July 21-25, 2008 in Ames, Iowa
October 6-10, 2008 in Ames, Iowa
Moscow, Idaho: Dates to be announced

Instructors:
Jon Van Gerpen -- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, U of Idaho
Davis Clements -- Renewable Products Development Laboratory
Gerhard Knothe -- USDA/NCAUR
Brent Shanks -- Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, ISU
Rudy Pruszko -- Center for Industrial Research and Service, ISU

Schedule

Day 1
7:30 -- 8:00	Registration
8:00 -- 9:30	Introduction to Biodiesel
9:30 -- 9:45	Break/Video of biodiesel production
9:45 -- 11:15	Diesel engine fuel requirements and relevant fuel properties
11:15 -- 12:00	Diesel fuel specifications (ASTM D 975)
12:00 -- 1:00	Lunch
1:00 -- 1:30	Biodiesel specifications and properties (D 6751)
1:30 -- 3:15	Lab: Measurement of Physical Properties: specific gravity, viscosity, distillation, flashpoint, water & sediment, cloud pt., pour pt.
3:15 -- 4:15	Lab safety/right-to-know/MSDS
4:15 -- 5:00	Workplace and plant safety

Day 2
7:30 -- 8:45	Introduction to Organic Chemistry
8:45 -- 9:15	Introduction to Acids and Bases
9:15 -- 9:30	Break
9:30 -- 10:30	Types of biodiesel production processes
10:30 -- 11:00	Effect of process parameters
11:00 -- 12:00	Post--reaction processing -- glycerol removal, washing, drying, additization
12:00 -- 1:00	Lunch
1:00 -- 2:00	Treatment and recovery of sidestreams
2:00 -- 4:00	Lab: Alkaline Catalyzed Transesterification Pitfalls of biodiesel production
4:00 -- 5:00	Fatty acid composition and total glycerol

Day 3
7:30 -- 8:15	Identification of Markets
8:15 -- 9:00	Business Plans
9:00 -- 9:30	Site Selection
9:30 -- 9:45	Break
9:45 -- 10:30	Sensitivity Analysis
10:30 -- 11:00	Plant and Operational Cost
11:00 -- 11:30	Where to find Financing
11:30 -- 12:00	Environmental permitting
12:00 -- 1:00	Lunch
1:00 -- 1:30	Measurement of acid value, phosphorus, sulfur, ash
1:30 -- 2:00	Soap and catalyst measurement
2:00 -- 3:30	Lab: Measurement of acid value, pH, soap, cloud point, pour point
3:30 -- 4:15	Government incentive programs
4:15 -- 5:00	EPA Registration

Day 4
7:30 -- 9:00	Inventory and other management issues
9:00 -- 9:30	Discussion of early biodiesel patents
9:30 -- 9:45	Break
9:45 -- 10:45	Pretreatment of high FFA feedstocks
10:45 -- 11:30	Alternative feedstocks
11:30 -- 12:00	Feedstock acquisition
12:00 -- 1:00	Lunch
1:00 -- 2:00	Feedstock preparation, feedstock quality
2:00 -- 4:00	Lab: Acid catalyzed pretreatment of high FFA feedstocks
4:00 -- 4:30	Glycerol
4:30 -- 5:00	Fuel quality and accreditation

Day 5
7:30 -- 8:30	Basic plant equipment and operations
8:30 -- 9:00	Chemical plant controls
9:00 -- 9:30	Chemical plan instrumentation
9:30 -- 9:45	Break
9:45 -- 10:30	Catch up
10:30 -- 11:30	Transportation and storage
11:30 -- 12:00	Equipment and process planning
12:00 -- 1:00	Lunch
1:00 -- 2:00	Making a profit
2:00 -- 5:00	Lab: Total glycerol measurement demo + plant design for arbitrary feedstock