Downstream Fuel Quality

Improve fuel quality and consumer acceptance of biodiesel/biodiesel blends. With recent fuel quality issues in Minnesota and elsewhere, it is critical the biodiesel industry establish and support quality assurance programs to maintain high quality biodiesel. Project will bolster the industry's ability to meet fuel quality issues through American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) guidance and targeted education.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Biobased Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $330000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Office of Research, Development, and Technology
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 31306

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodiesel fuels; Consumer preferences; Fuel mixtures; Quality assurance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fuel quality
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01467596
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:35PM