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SPEAR. Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility. Biodiesel at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt Biodiesel Initiative: A Visual Tour. How did it get started?. Finished construction… Began production! . Wilderness Skills instructors wanted to travel more green.

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  1. SPEAR Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility

  2. Biodiesel at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Biodiesel Initiative: A Visual Tour

  3. How did it get started? Finished construction… Began production! Wilderness Skills instructors wanted to travel more green Construct and test a pilot system Fall 2006 Summer 2007 Fall 2007 Top ten finalist for Eco-Magination Spring 2007 Began the construction of the biodiesel shed

  4. Biodiesel Shed Located at the intersection of Vanderbilt Place and 24th Avenue South inside the gate of the Power Plant

  5. Biodiesel Shed

  6. The Process

  7. Starting Materials Vegetable Oil Methanol Base Catalyst

  8. Vegetable Oil • Collected from • Rand • Commons • Jackson’s Bar and Bistro • And others • VBI registered as a 501.c3 non-profit organization so any oil donations are also tax deductible.

  9. Vegetable Oil

  10. Vegetable Oil

  11. Filter Wand Used Window Screen to filter chunks

  12. The Process

  13. Methanol Powder + Biodiesel Biodiesel Glycerin Synthetic talc powder

  14. KOH: Potassium Hydroxide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Potassium_hydroxide.jpg

  15. System

  16. Separation

  17. Glycerin Soap

  18. To date VBI has produced over 1,300 gallons of biodiesel and 100 gallons of soap for Vanderbilt.

  19. Production Capacity • Running a batch (~120 gallons) about every other week. • Operating at full capacity, in theory 360 gallons per week. • Currently limited by the amount of waste oil collected and personnel to run the system.

  20. Cost ~$1 per gallon

  21. Who is involved?

  22. Biodiesel in Use

  23. Biodiesel in Use

  24. Who can buy the fuel? Not the general public, due to regulatory issues

  25. Summary

  26. Getting Involved

  27. For More Information

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