Academic Institutions
Organization: Austin Peay State University – Clarksville
Contact: Dr. Sergei Markov, Associate Professor, Biology, Austin
Peay State University – Clarksville, TN
Email: Markovs@apsu.edu
Organization: California State University, Chico
Contact: Dr. Lisa Ott, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, California
State University, Chico.
Phone: 530-898-6563
E-mail: lsott@csuchico.edu
Web:
http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~lsott
Email: info@catilin.com
Additional
information from their website: Our research group is
focused on the preparation and analysis of biodiesel fuels.
Specifically, we are interested in preparing biofuels with local
agricultural waste products. We use a variety of methods for the
characterization of our biodiesel fuel samples, but perhaps the
most important is the advanced distillation curve method.
Organization: Dickinson College
Contact: Bill Shoemaker, Biodiesel Project Supervisor, Dickinson
College, Carlisle, PA 17013
E-mail: shoemakw@dickinson.edu
E-mail: biodiesel@dickinson.edu
Additional
information from their website: Dickinson College’s
Biodiesel Project is a student-run initiative that uses waste
vegetable oil from area restaurants to produce a clean-burning,
energy-efficient fuel. The project offers Dickinson students
hands-on learning experiences in the growing and vital field of
renewable energy technology, and provides fuel which powers campus
facilities and equipment. The project is an important aspect of
Dickinson’s commitment to sustainable practices. Creating biodiesel
from waste makes responsible use of existing waste products while
also reducing Dickinson College’s consumption of non-renewable
petroleum fuel. Biodiesel use likewise improves air quality in the
Cumberland Valley by producing a drastically lower amount of soot,
diesel particulate matter, carbon monoxide and other elements that
are produced by petroleum diesel.
Organization: Gordon College
Contact: Leo Cleary, College's Physical Plant, Gordon College, 255
Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA 01984
Phone: (978) 927-2300
Additional Information: “Leo Cleary, a locksmith for Gordon
College's (MA) Physical Plant, has researched and built his own
bio-diesel processor for a 1981 Volkswagen rabbit. The car uses
used fry-ladle oil from the college student center to create
bio-diesel. Cleary uses the car to commute from his home in
Gloucester to the Wenham campus a few times a month, and would like
to see Gordon students use this green car as an educational device
for environmental awareness.”
Organization: Iowa State University Center for Catalysis
Victor Shang-Yi Lin, Professor Bioanalytical, Bioinorganic, &
Materials Chemistry, Iowa State University Center for Catalysis,
Ames, Iowa 50011.
Phone: 515-294-3135
Email: vsylin@iastate.edu
Website:
http://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Victor_Lin/
Additional information from their website: Dr. Victor Lin of
the Iowa State University Center for Catalysis set up a 1M
gallon/year pilot plant last year. It uses the heterogeneous
catalysts he developed for the conversion of fatty acids and
triglycerides into biodiesel…..
His group also specializes in the synthesis of mesoporous
heterogeneous catalysts for various reactions, such as cooperative
catalysis, carbonyl activation, biodiesel production, and other
biorenewable energy applications.
Organization: Keene State College
Air Quality Research @ Keene State College a project of the
National Institute of Health's Center for Biomedical Research
Excellence
Website:
http://keeneweb.org/biodiesel/
Additional information from their website: The Keene State
College biodiesel research project is conducted in partnership with
the City of Keene and the Monadnock Biodiesel Collaborative, with
generous support from the National Institute of Health’s Center for
Biomedical Research Excellence initiative.
Organization: Lane Community College
Contact: John Thompson, Professor, Chemistry, Lane Community
College, Eugene, OR 97405
Email: thompsonj@lanecc.edu
Organization: Loyola University
Contact: Joelle Underwood, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Loyola
University, Department of Chemistry, New Orleans, LA
Phone: (504) 865-3275
Email: jsunderw@loyno.edu
Additional
information from their website: Chemistry students have
acquired funding from the Loyola University New Orleans Student
Government Association in a student-led effort to increase the
sustainability of their campus. Through the implementation of a
40-gallon batch style biodiesel production system students have
recycled waste vegetable oil from campus dining services into a
useable product. Research has been preformed regarding the
optimization of the reaction, quality of the product, and
environmental impact on both a laboratory and batch scale. Through
the project students have also been able to participate in various
forms of community outreach including composting reaction
by-products with local farmers and gardeners, public demonstrations
of the biodiesel system, and donation of fuel to local nonprofit
organizations.
Organization: State University of New York College of
Environmental Science and Forestry
Contact: Christopher Nomura Assistant Professor, Department of
Chemistry, State University of New York College of Environmental
Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: (315) 470-6854
Email: ctnomura@esf.edu
Website:
http://www.esf.edu/sustainability/biodiesel.htm
Additional
information from their website: The biodiesel
production program was initiated under the personal direction of
the college president, Neil Murphy, in 2006 in an effort towards
the goal of achieving carbon neutrality for ESF…….The project
currently uses a BioPro 190 reactor to produce 50 gallons of B100
per week for student transport and maintenance vehicles on
campus……The Biodiesel is made from a feedstock of waste cooking oil
from the neighboring Syracuse University….. For questions about the
project please e-mail us at biodiesel@esf.edu.
Organization: Texarkana College
Contact: Mike Buttram, Professor, Texarkana College Chemistry
Department, Texarkana, Texas75599.
Phone: 903-838-4541
Email: mbuttram@texarkanacollege.edu
Organization: Truman State University
Contact: Josh Hirner, Bulldog Biodiesel, Truman State University,
Kirksville, MO 63501
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barbara Kramer, Associate Professor of
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Truman State University,
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone: (660) 785-7608
Email: bkramer@truman.edu
Website:
http://chem.truman.edu/faculty/kramer.asp
Additional information from their
website: Bulldog Biodiesel began in the fall semester
of 2007 as a collaborative effort between agriculture science
senior practicum and the American Chemical Society. The group
quickly garnered the interest and support of many students and
faculty within the University. Thanks to the assistance of the
Agriculture Science development fund, we were able to purchase a
BioPro 190 automated processor in January 2008, and we have since
been producing biodiesel with waste vegetable oil donated by
several cafeterias and community restaurants.
Organization: University of Kansas
Contact: Susan M. Stagg-Williams, Associate Professor, Chemical and
Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-2919
Email: smwilliams@ku.edu
Additional information
from their website: The University of Kansas has a
production facility on campus. They currently produce about 120
gallons of B100 weekly. The KU Biodiesel Initiative is a
grassroots, student-run operation to produce biodiesel from used
cooking oil generated on campus. It is our goal to meet the
requirements of all KU's buses, landscaping and maintenance
equipment, and power generators on campus with this renewable
fuel.
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Contact: Tim Zauche, Chair, Department of Chemistry and Engineering
Physics Professor, Chemistry and Renewable Energy, University of
Wisconsin – Platteville.
Phone: (608) 342-1678
Email: zauchet@uwplatt.edu
Website:
http://www.uwplatt.edu/~zauchet/
Additional Information: University of Wisconsin -
Platteville should have a 50 gallon batch reactor installed by the
end of the year.
Organization: University of Wisconsin- River Falls
Contact: Dean Olson, Chair and Associate Professor, Agricultural
Engineering Technology, University of Wisconsin- River Falls, River
Falls, WI 54022 Phone: (715) 425-3985 Email:
dean.ivan.olson@uwrf.edu
Additional
information from their website: Students in Olson’s
programs have been producing biodiesel from soybeans and the waste
vegetable oil from food service to power campus vehicles and the
farm equipment. Some of the new equipment will be used to
investigate the positive effects of using biodiesel to operate Case
IH machinery, such as the lack of wear on the engine and quality of
emissions.
Organization: Vincennes University
Contact: Jay Bardole, Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry,
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: (812) 888-4372
Email: jbardole@vinu.edu
International Academic institutions
Organization: Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT-Bombay)
Contact: Professor Sanjay Mahajani , Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT-Bombay), Chemical Engineering Department
Email: sanjaym@che.iitb.ac.in
Additional information from their website:
Project ‘Biosynth’ is a first ever student’s initiative of
installing a self sustained Biodiesel producing plant at an
institute level. The project’s long term vision is to come up with
an efficient technology that can substantially reduce pollution and
country’s dependence on imported fuels.
‘Biosynth’ is an initiative taken by the Chemical Engineering
department faculties and students, which will provide hands on
experience to build a biodiesel plant inside IIT Bombay campus.
Organization: Universidad de la República (UDELAR)
Contact: Dr. Iván Jachmanián, Laboratorio de Grasas y Aceites -
Departamento de Alimentos. Facultad de Química - Universidad de la
Republica (UDELAR), Av. Gral Flores 2124, Casilla de Correos 1157,
11800 Montevideo. Uruguay
Tel: (005982)-9290707
Email: ijachman@fq.edu.uy
Additional Information: They have had a pilot scale
biodiesel plant for 10 years.
Other Organizations
Organization: Advanced Biofuels USA
Contact: Joanne M. Ivancic, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels
USA, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-644-1395
Website:
www.advancedbiofuelsUSA.org
Additional
information from their website: This site is designed
as a one-stop-shop or clearinghouse for information regarding all
aspects of advanced biofuels….
Our Educational pages provide information about formal educational
programs and examples of projects completed by student groups. They
also include links to resources for students, teachers and parents
that expand an understanding of basic scientific concepts that
serve as a foundation to understanding the technological, economic,
agronomic, social and policy aspects of moving from fossil-fuel
based energy sources to renewable sources.
Organization: Bently Biofuels Company
Contact: Bently Biofuels Company, Minden, NV 89423
Phone: 775-783-0123
Email: retail@bentlybiofuels.com
Additional information from their website:
Bently Biofuels Company is dedicated to the research, development,
production, and distribution of renewable fuels in order to
preserve the environment and free our nation from the problems of
imported energy. We feel this is the right thing to do for
ourselves and for future generations.
Organization: Catilin, Inc.
Contact: Catilin Research Facility Ames, IA 50011-3650
Email: info@catilin.com
Additional information from their website:
Catilin, Inc. is a technology based company that is revolutionizing
biofuel production. Catilin has developed a unique, new technology
for biodiesel production that greatly reduces the cost of producing
a gallon of biodiesel while creating a superior quality biodiesel
and glycerin by-product. Catilin's patent-pending, non-toxic
technology is centered on a family of solid heterogeneous catalysts
that can be easily utilized within existing production facilities,
can be reused multiple times and works with virtually every
biodiesel feedstock source.