The Challenge Facing Efforts to Encourage Military Use of Biodiesel as a "Drop-In Fuel"

Abstract

There has been a significant increase in activity with the military and the airline industry regarding the encouragement and use of so-called 'drop-in renewable fuels'. The USDA and DOE and the U.S. Military, have announced funding of over $500 million for development of 'drop-in renewable fuels' for military and aviation use. While B5 (5% biodiesel, 95% petrodiesel) has been adopted as a 'fungible' component into D975 (Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils), low cost biodiesel made from currently available feedstock and current processes is not suitable as a jet fuel at high altitudes where temperatures reach -50 C. In addition, due to questions associated with long-term storage over six months with biodiesel blends, the military currently has a prohibition on biodiesel inclusion at any level for fuel used in 'tactical' diesel equipment; that equipment which can be called upon at any moment for military operations around world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567667

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  • Rasaq A. Balogun

Organizations

  • University of Kansas

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Biodiesels
  • Biofuels
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Green Diesels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Petroleum
  • Plant Oils
  • Renewable Energy

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