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Title: BioPreferred Champions: Sustainable Operations


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BioPreferred Champions Sustainable Operations
Clean Green, Maintain Green, Serve Green
  • Tim TrittschuhAutomotive Mechanic Fort Custer
    National CemeteryNational Cemetery
    Administration (NCA)Department of Veterans
    Affairs

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Advantages of Bio
  • Spills in the field are not as big of a concern
    for groundwater and soil contamination.
  • Hydraulic and fuel systems are scoured clean due
    to the natural cleansing effects.
  • Cost of product stays at home.

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Disadvantages
  • May react with rubber parts on older equipment
    (hoses seals).
  • Bio fuel may initially clog filters until system
    is clean.
  • Cost
  • Will leave hard to remove residue where it can
    lay and collect dirt.

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Hydraulic Oils
  • We have been using Bio Universal Transdraulic
    (J20C) and Bio Hydrostatic (J20D) in 17 pieces of
    equipment with no problems.

5
2-Cycle Engine Oil
  • We have been using Bio TC-W3 2-cycle engine oil
    in 37 pieces of our small equipment with no
    increase of lubrication issues.

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Penetrating Oil
  • The Bio Penetrating Oil (BPL) is used for door
    hinges, locks, and various pivot points on the
    equipment. It does the job of lubricating but has
    the same disadvantages as the hydraulic oils-
    hard to remove build up around use points and
    swelling of rubber parts it comes in contact with.

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Gear oil
  • Gear oil is a GL5 80W90 that has replaced all
    gear oils except 1 at Fort Custer. It has worked
    well with no unusual problems.
  • This is a low turn-over oil that has been in the
    systems for 4 years so far.
  • (Used in 27 pieces of our equipment)

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Bar and Chain Oil
  • This is a 5W30 or a 15W40 depending on season of
    use in the saws. Guide, drive sprocket and chain
    wear have not been a problem.
  • Cold pour points have not been a problem.
  • We are not putting a petroleum product into the
    environment using this product.
  • (Used in 6 chainsaws)

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Fuel Treatments
  • Diesel Bio Power treatment is used in our fuel to
    improve stability, clean injectors, and help
    disperse water in our B20 summer and B5 winter
    blends. An additional anti gel is used in the
    winter.
  • We were advised that there may be fuel filter
    clogs until the fuel systems were cleansed- we
    did not experience this problem. The only problem
    we had was fuel supply hoses swelling on older
    (1980) equipment.
  • The gasoline is treated with Bio Power gasoline
    treatment- no problems with gasoline.

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Purchasing
  • There are several companies that sell Bio. Fort
    Custer uses Renewable Lubricants in Hudson, Ohio
    as our supplier. www.renewablelube.com
  • They were helpful with the research to make sure
    that the product was compatible and met
    manufacturer specifications.

11
  • NCA Green Purchasing Procedures, NCA Handbook
    0058
  • Greening VA Green Purchasing webpage,
    www.va.gov/environment/GreenPurchasing.asp

12
  • Environmental Management Points of Contact
  • Valerie Barlow, Logistics Management Service,
    NCA, VA
  • 703-441-1009, valerie.barlow_at_va.gov
  • Don Campbell, Office of Construction Management,
    NCA, VA
  • 202-461-8989, donald.campbell_at_va.gov
  • Tim Trittschuh, Fort Custer National Cemetery,
    NCA, VA
  • 269-731-4173, tim.trittschuh_at_va.gov
  • Sue Nogas, Office of Asset Enterprise
    Management, VA
  • 202-461-7776, sue.nogas_at_va.gov
  • United Soybean Board, 800-989-8721,
    www.unitedsoybean.org

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Biopreferred Champions Sustainable Operations
Clean Green, Maintain Green, Serve Green
  • Carmela A. BaileyNational Program
    Leader,Agricultural MaterialsNational Institute
    for Food and AgricultureUSDA

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Biobased Functional Fluids
  • Overview
  • USDAs National Institute for Food and
    Agriculture USDAs link to academia
  • What does sustainability mean?
  • Success stories
  • Hydraulic fluid
  • Transformer oil
  • Greases and lubricants

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USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture
  • Mission To advance knowledge for agriculture,
    the environment, human health and well being, and
    communities
  • Multifunctional linkage
  • RESEARCH
  • EDUCATION EXTENSION
  • NIFA is unique within the Federal government

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Land Grant Colleges and Universities
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  • WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?
  • Meeting the needs of the current generation while
    preserving the ability of future generations to
    meet their needs
  • The needs are economic, environmental, and social
  • Philosophy that focuses on the necessity of an
    integrated approach to addressing economic,
    environmental and social issues

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SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS
  • USDA PERSPECTIVE
  • New business opportunities
  • Economic development in rural areas
  • Value-added products
  • Diversification in agriculture
  • Sustainable development - renewable resources
  • Stimulation of RD

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SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS
  • PROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVE
  • performance advantage - as good as or better
    than conventional counterparts
  • meet environmental goals - enable agencies to
    purchase less toxic and non-hazardous products
    that support solid waste reduction and other
    objectives 

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SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS
  • NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
  • U.S. can have a reliable supply of industrial
    products for defense, industry and the consumer,
    based on renewable raw materials supplied by the
    American farmer

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Field Demonstration of Military Bio-based
Hydraulic Fluids Using Construction Equipment at
Fort Leonard Wood
Dr. In-Sik Rhee Fuels and Lubricants Technology
TeamU.S. Army Tank Automotive Research,
Developmentand Engineering Center
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Projected Benefits for Biobased Fluids
  • Reduce hazardous waste by natural recycling
  • - Reduce petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in
    landfill
  • - Preserve ground water and soil
  • - Reduce disposal costs of hazardous waste
  • - Reduce clean up costs of soil and ground water
  • Reduce petroleum consumption
  • Alternative lubrication resource
  • Accomplish P2 program
  • Others

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Field Demonstration
  • Field tests initiated using ten pieces of
    construction equipment ( i.e., Crane,
    Bulldozer, Scraper, Grader, Loader, Excavator,
    etc.) at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
  • Five (5) BHFs qualified under MIL-PRF-32073
    Bio-based hydraulic fluid specification selected
    as field demonstration samples.
  • Evaluation criteria used in this demonstration
    are their field operational performances and
    vehicle system compatibility such as seal
    leaking, and field sample evaluation.
  • Evaluate Storage Stability (Shelf Life) of
    Bio-based Fluids.
  • Duration of tests was designed for three (3)
    year.
  • Cooperate with PM of Construction Equipment and
    TARDEC Construction Team.
  • If field demonstration successes, fluids will be
    permanently introduced into military system

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Test Protocol for Laboratory Evaluation
Test Method
Viscosity ASTM D 445
Water content ASTM D 6304
Oxidation Stability ASTM D 6186, ASTM D 664
Evaporation ASTM E 1131
Low temperature Stability ASTM D 6351
Elemental Analysis X-ray Technique
Composition Analysis ASTM D 7373
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Conclusions
  • Field demonstration has completed using five
    MIL-PRF-32073 bio-based fluids and ten types of
    construction equipment at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
  • Field test results indicated that bio-based
    fluids did not show any abnormal behavior nor
    incompatibility with hydraulic systems such as
    oil leaking or operational problem.
  • In addition, laboratory results from field
    samples indicated only normal degradation during
    demonstration period as compared to petroleum
    products.
  • Bio-based fluids are compatible with existing
    petroleum based fluids. Fluids can be
    interchanged without major cleaning effort.
  • Bio-based fluids did not change their properties
    for three years of storage periods. Their shelf
    life are longer than three years.
  • Bio-based fluids can be used in military
    construction Equipment. Performance is the same
    as Petroleum based fluids.

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Transition from Petroleum-based Hydraulic Fluids
to Bio-based Fluids
  • Recommended to Military Construction Equipment
    Managers to use Bio-based fluids as military
    alternative operational fluids for Construction
    Equipment.
  • This recommendation is in process within Army.

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Determining Environmental Preferability of a
Biobased Transformer Oil
  • University of Northern Iowa
  • Waverly Power and Light
  • National Institute for Standards and Technology
  • Environmental Protection Agency

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BEES BMODEL 3.0
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BEES ResultsTransformer Oils
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BEES ResultsTransformer Oils
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BEES ResultsTransformer Oils
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BEES ResultsTransformer Oils
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Results and Outcomes
  • BEES model has been optimized for biobased
    products
  • BioTrans is environmentally preferable
  • Biobased transformer oils are a commerical success

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NABL University of Northern Iowa
  • Rail curve grease
  • Truck greases
  • Gear oils
  • Bar and chain oil
  • Drilling fluid
  • Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing (ELM)
  • www.elmusa.com
  • Lubrimatic products

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Conclusions
  • Biobased products
  • Have been demonstrated to perform as well as or
    better than conventional products
  • Are environmentally preferable
  • Help federal agencies meet environmental goals
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