Note: Unless noted, none of the biodiesel resources cited below are affiliated with NCAT and may not be associated with any other resource cited.
Biodiesel Homebrew Guide: Everything you need to know to make quality alternative diesel fuel out of waste restaurant fryer oil. Version 9—May 8, 2004. By Maria "Mark" Alovert.
For sale on-line from http://localb100.com/book.html
Small-scale Oilseed Processing. ATTRA Publication. 2001. By Janet Bachmann. National Center for Appropriate Technology, Fayetteville, AR. 21 p.
Get a free printed copy by calling 1-800-346-9140, or download from the ATTRA Web site: HTML www.attra.org/attra-pub/oilseed.html PDF www.attra.org/attra-pub/PDF/oilseed.pdf
Biodiesel Development: New Markets for Conventional and Genetically Modified Agricultural Products. 1998. By James Duffield, Hosein Shapouri, Michael Graboski, Robert McCormick, and Richard Wilson. United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Washington, DC. 31 p.
Available for download free of charge from www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer770/ or by phone at 1-800-999-6779 (Stock Number: ERSAER770) for $25.50 + handling.
From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel. By Joshua Tickell. Tickell Energy Consulting (TEC), PMB 223, 1350 Mahan Dr. E-4, Tallahassee, FL 32308.
Available on-line in hard copy or as an e-book on CD.
www.biodieselamerica.org/from_fryer_to_fuel_tank
or www.Veggievan.org
Web-Based How-To Resources
www.mississippi.org/programs/energy/Biodiesel%20Study/Eng_AspectsCh1.pdf
A general introduction to biodiesel and making biodiesel. Read this first.
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start
Journey to Forever is a small NGO (Non-Government Organization) based in Japan and involved in Third World rural development work. There is also a lot of information about other appropriate technologies on the Journey to Forever Web site.
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_mike.html
Located on the Journey to Forever Web site, Mike Pelly's biodiesel recipe is widely accepted as being a good method for making biodiesel.
www.woodgas.com/biodiesel.htm
A good description of how to make small batches of biodiesel–for demonstrations.
www.kenneke.com/~jon/Kenneke76.pdf
Another description of how to make biodiesel.
www.biodieselgear.com/documentation/index.htm
A good resource list for people interested in making biodiesel.
www.biodieselgear.com/documentation/MistWashingBiodiesel.pdf
About mist washing biodiesel.
Other Processes (High Free-Fatty-Acid Conversion)
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_aleksnew.html
This is a description of a different process to make biodiesel.
http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=447609751
&f=629605551&m=519609261
This is a similar acid/base process described on an Internet discussion group web site.
Internet Discussion Groups
(Joining these groups can be helpful for problem diagnoses.)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biodiesel
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biodieselbasics
http://wwia.org/sgroup/biofuel/
The Biofuel mailing list is for anyone who is making or has an interest in making biofuels. All aspects of biofuels use are covered. On-farm energy is often discussed.
Web Resources
National Biodiesel Board
www.biodiesel.org
DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
www.afdc.doe.gov/altfuel/biodiesel.html
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/bae/biodiesel/
DOE Office of Transportation Technologies
www.ott.doe.gov/
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
www.eere.energy.gov/RE/bio_fuels.html
Veggie Van Home Page
www.veggievan.org/biodiesel/
Berkeley Biodiesel Collective
http://bapd.org/gbeeve-1.html
Pacific Biodiesel, Inc.
www.biodiesel.com
Sustainable Solutions Caravan
www.veggiecaravan.com/
National Biodiesel Board
www.biodiesel.org
Government Agencies with Biofuels Information
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
www.esd.ornl.gov/bfdp
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.afdc.nrel.gov
Department of Energy
www.eere.energy.gov/redirects/eren.html
or www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/renewable_diesel.html
Chemistry of Biodiesel Resources
http://koal2.cop.fi/leonardo/
An interesting page about vegetable oil transesterification and other vegetable oil chemistry.
Standards and Testing, Chemical Composition of Biodiesel
National Standards for Biodiesel
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_yield2.html#biodstds
Biodiesel Chemical Properties
www.chanco.unima.mw/physics/biodieselanaly.html
ASTM Standards
www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/NEWSITE_JAVASCRIPT/
index.shtml?L+mystore+gqer6270+1109202595
Cetane Number Testing of Biodiesel
www.biodiesel.org/resources/reportsdatabase/reports/gen/19960901_gen-187.pdf
Methanol Composition and MSDS
www.bu.edu/es/labsafety/ESMSDSs/MSMethanol.html
Glycerine Uses
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_glycerin.html
Research Sites and Papers
Other general information
www.allpar.com/ed/biodiesel.html
Using Vegetable Oils for Fuel
Using vegetable oil in diesel engines
www.oilpress.com/drive_your_diesel.htm
Using vegetable oil in diesel engines
www.rerorust.de/
Using vegetable oil in diesel engines, conversion kits
www.biofuels.ca/
Conversion Kits
www.greasel.com/
www.greasecar.com/
Economic Feasibility of Producing Biodiesel in Tennessee
http://beag.ag.utk.edu/summary/biodiesel.pdf
Reclaiming Methanol
http://home.swbell.net/scrof/Biod_Proc.html
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor2.html
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor8.html#press
Respirator Selection
www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0397.html
Soap Making Using Biodiesel Waste
www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_glycerin.html#soap
