Title: Unit 11 Homework Assignment
Course: BFM 202 Biodiesel Production > Section: BFM 202 Biodiesel Production

Unit 11 Homework Assignment

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BFM 202 Biodiesel Production Unit 1 Homework Assignment has been adapted from "ENGY 131 Unit 1 Homework" by Southeastern Illinois College.

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Based on the unit readings,
answer these questions
in a document.
10 points per question.

Chapter 11 in the text explains that “for every 9 kg of biodiesel produced from plant oils, 1 kg of glycerol is produced”. Biodiesel production facilities have a choice to produce crude glycerol for market or to take extra steps to refine the glycerol for market.

1)      Describe Crude glycerol. (Page 440, chapter 11)
2)      Describe refined glycerol. (Page 440/441, chapter 11)

Chapter 11 in the text suggests that “within the next decade the new glycerol on the market will be two to three times the historic demand for glycerol”. “With new glycerol supplies projected to be in great excess of historic markets, there is growing interest in new uses for glycerol because of inevitable price depreciation in the glycerol market if glycerol is not redirected to new uses”.

3)      Provide examples of value added glycerol markets. (Page 443, chapter 11).
4)      What are the six benchmark process metrics to which other options for use of glycerol can be compared? (Page 446, chapter 11).
5)      What are the most promising value added glycerol markets? (Page 454, Chapter 11)