Inspired by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of
The love and adoration that the Thai people have for King Bhumibol comes not solely through a deep and abiding respect for the royal title and his accomplished ancestors, but has been earned many times by the Herculean effort made by His Majesty to enhance the lives of all his subjects, particularly those most vulnerable.
Throughout his life, he has taken a hands-on approach, visiting every region of the country, observing first-hand the needs of his subjects and listening to their concerns, their hopes and their aspirations. He has encouraged and often personally financed the use of new technologies and cutting-edge agricultural methods to improve production and raise standards of living, and he has measured the progress of development initiatives.
Speaking on the occasion of his birthday last December, the King spoke eloquently on many issues about which he remains concerned, including the need for
Few people know that King Bhumibol, is the only monarch ever born in a foreign country. He is an American citizen, and was born at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge Massachusetts. Why Make Biodiesel? Because It's Better, Faster, and Cheaper 2. Biodiesel can be used in all diesel vehicles with little or no engine modification 3. Biodiesel reduces CO2 in the air. Biodiesel’s high Cetane number, flash point and increased lubricity mean excellent engine performance, safety and fuel economy. Future Biodiesel
Also few people know that King Bhumibol is the only monarch ever to hold patents for his many personal inventions, such as his invention of Biodiesel from palm oil.
Inspired by Thailand's commitment to Biodiesel, Thailand Biodiesel was founded by Kevin McNulty. Originally intended to supply Biodiesel for his home and businesses in Thailand, Future Biodiesel has since expanded to supply personal and commercial biodiesel systems. Mr. McNulty has had over 30 years of experience in chemical engineering and the refining industry since he first built the Rayong refinery in Thailand. During that time, he worked in the field of low temperature chemical reactors, primarily in the design of HF Alkylation reactors, MTBE reactors, and ETBE reactors. With over 30 publications on the subject of HF Alkylation technology, Mr. McNulty has used his knowledge to develop the world's first low temperature biodiesel reactor:
1. Biodiesel is a more efficient fuel source
Biodiesel contains roughly 10 % by volume of oxygen, which enables air and fuel to be evenly distributed and raises the volumetric ration of air to fuel.
The biodiesel production process breaks down the vegetable oil polymer into four smaller molecules which effectively reduces the viscosity, making it similar in constitution to the diesel that we buy at the pump. The biodiesel product, methyl ester, is generally more acceptable as a fuel. It has a set of proper standards that can be applied, and guarantees a minimum quality level. A huge amount of research has been undertaken into methyl ester biodiesel fuel. Research topics have included: emissions, engine durability, fuel storage and environmental benefits. The current conclusion is that biodiesel is the fuel for the future. Engines are now being produced with more complex fuel delivery systems to achieve greater performance, cleaner emissions and improved efficiency. Older engines, particularly the indirect injection engines, can be run on straight vegetable oil with low tail pipe emissions and good fuel economy. Newer engines are more precisely tailored to the petroleum fuel that they use, which is generally ULSD (ultra low sulphur diesel). This means that they need a biofuel that has similar properties to petroleum fuel. Biodiesel, being of a similar viscosity and chemical constitution to ULSD, has a future in modern diesel engines.
Compared with diesel fuels, air pollution due to engine combustion of biodiesel fuels drops. The National Biodiesel Board and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) reported their analytical and experimental work on various biodiesel blends on diesel engines that the B100 and B20 formulas significantly cut combustion exhausts. Experiments reveal a 60% cut in black smoke through using biodiesel on a 145 Hp diesel engine.
4. Biodiesel yields more energy than it takes to create.
Biodiesel produces significantly lower carcinogenic tailpipe emissions than petrodiesel, is more biodegradable than sugar, and less toxic than table salt. It is benign enough to be shipped by UPS, but it can also be readily blended with petrodiesel in any proportion from one percent biodiesel (known as B1) all the way up to 99 percent biodiesel (B99). It can be used in any diesel engine with few or no modifications. Maintenance people for truck and bus fleets that have shifted to biodiesel report improved fuel economy and reduced servicing costs, when using Thailand's specification 2548 biodiesel, which meets or exceeds US ASTM (D6751) and European Spec (EN 14214)
5. Ultra low sulfur diesel cannot meet trucker lubricity regulations without blending in additives such as biodiesel.
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