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ENKOCO GREENGOLD is not a BIO-FUEL, but a 100% Substitute to Petroleum-base Fuels...
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Sun, 24 Dec 2006
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 CONFUSING BIO-FUEL DIFINITIONS |
Excerpts from an OFFICIAL publications)
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CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS Third Regular Session
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AN ACT TO DIRECT THE USE OF BIOFUELS,
ESTABLISHING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE BIOFUEL
PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDSTHEREFOR, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION House
Bill No. 1347
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AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION
AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
USING INDIGENOUS RESOURCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms.
As used in this Act, the following terms shall be
taken to mean as follows:
d) Biodiesel – shall refer to Fatty Acid Methyl
Ester (FAME) or mono-alkyl esters derived from
vegetable oils or animal fats and other biomass-
derived oils that shall be technically proven and
approved by the DOE for use in diesel engines,
with quality specifications in accordance with
the Philippine National Standards (PNS);
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f) Biofuel – shall refer to bioethanol and
biodiesel and other fuels made from biomass and
primarily used for motive, thermal and power
generation, with quality specifications in
accordance with the PNS;
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k) "Biofuels. shall refer to liquid fuels and
blending components produced from biomass
feedstocks, such as: ethanol from corn, cassava,
sugarcane and biodiesel from coconut and other
vegetable oil, used primarily for land, air and
water transportation and other energy-using
equipment designed for various purposes such as
substitute or additive to fossil-petroleum
fuels.........
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Bio-fuels could be misleading notions in terms of
finding/formulating a “genuine” bio, eco and/or
environment-friendly fuel --- possibly a
renewable source of an energy. It’s a misnomer
indeed to come-up with an alternative energy that
the same would contain inorganic petrol-base
(methanol & ethanol) and acidic/toxic Sodium/
Potassium Hydroxide Catalytic Reactants, that
could lead to corrosion and damage on engine
parts.
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Bio-diesel is just for mixture at 5%-20% to petro-
diesel, If it goes beyond 10-percent or 20-
percent use, it will not be good for the
vehicle. “We cannot use 100 percent (B100) of
coco fuel in the engine” according to Usec.
Eduardo Mañalac, former Usec., of the Department
of Energy, now is the President of PNOC.”
Thursday, March 11, 2004 @10:12 PM GMT – 12-
Baguio testing use of coconut fuel Ecology.
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Petroleum Based Fuel
Adulteration:
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On the product Standardization of Petrol-Fuel
Oils, International Trade Standard Specification,
the general requirement stipulates – “The fuel
oil specified herein shall be hydrocarbon oils
FREE from INORGANIC ACIDS and FOREIGN MATTER.”
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Bio-ethanol is just a mixture of 10% ethanol &
90% petro-gasoline. It would not be good also for
the engine if the mixture would go beyond 35%
because it will eat-up the rubber and plastic
parts of the engine, thus increases the engine
temperature.
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Gasoline and MTBE What does MTBE do?
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) is classified
by the EPA as a ‘possible human carcinogen.’
http://gasoline.dangernet.net/gasoline-and-mtbe
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How does MTBE get into the water supply?
Biodiesel Drawbacks
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Biodiesel can cause some problems. For example:
Gelling Temperature: …Biodiesel gels at a higher
temperature (32 degrees) than standard #2 diesel
(-15 degrees). This isn't a problem with
biodiesel/petro-diesel blends of 20% or less
(B20 - B2) but it makes the use of B100
unworkable in a commercial vehicle.
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Lower BTU Rating: …A study done by the
University of North Dakota indicated that, while
there are significant fluctuations, #2 diesel
contains about 140,000 BTUs per gallon while B100
contains about 130,000 BTUs. (B20 contains
138,000 BTUs.)
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Higher Nitrogen Oxide Emissions: Since biodiesel
contains no nitrogen, the increase in NOx
emissions is probably due to the higher cetane
rating and the high oxygen content of biodiesel.
These two qualities are thought to cause the
nitrogen contained in the air to be converted
into NOx during combustion.
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Higher Solvent Properties: Because biodiesel acts
as a solvent it's likely, when used in an engine
that ran previously on petro-diesel, that any
sediment in the fuel system might be washed into
the engine's filters and fuel injectors. Rubber
gaskets and hoses will also degrade at a higher
rate. This means that filters will need to be
changed within 1000 miles of changing to a
biodiesel blend and the hoses and gaskets will
eventually need to be changed to something that
doesn't react to biodiesel; like Flourenated
Viton.
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Health and safety
Methanol is intoxicating but not directly
poisonous. It is toxic by its breakdown
(toxication) by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase
in the liver by forming formic acid and
formaldehyde which cause blindness by destruction
of the optic nerve. Methanol ingestion can also
be fatal due to its CNS depressant properties in
the same manner as ethanol poisoning. It enters
the body by ingestion, inhalation, or absorption
through the skin. Fetal tissue will not tolerate
methanol.
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Accordingly Biodiesel – shall refer to Fatty Acid
Methyl Ester (FAME) or mono-alkyl esters derived
from vegetable oils or animal fats and other
biomass-derived oils that shall be technically
proven and approved by the DOE for use in diesel
engines, with quality specifications in
accordance with the Philippine National Standards
(PNS;
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