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Water Storage Tanks and More for Wineries, Food Production, Fire Prevention, Agriculture and Chemical IndustriesBiogas and Biofuel Tanks – Is biogas the same thing as biofuel? No, it is but one of several biofuels. Biofuels are a renewable energy.
These biofuels help reduce greenhouse gases. They are a more environmentally friendly fuel. They also reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. They also lower the cost of health care. For these reasons and more national Storage Tank has committed resources to support this sustainable industry.
Making biofuels requires farm biogas storage tanks and silos. The tanks hold water for fire and feeding the organic materials into the digester. The silos hold organic materials such as sugar cane (starches), vegetable oil, and animal fats.
There will also be a tank required for storing biofuel for later use on the farm or a distribution center.
First, let’s look at the types of biofuels that are available. Their benefits, differences, and uses.
Types of biofuels
Wood is a biofuel. When burned it gives heat and leaves ashes. Other types of clean biofuels include:
- Biogas – burns like natural gas and in the future will take over the place of natural gas and today it is packaged in cylinders for household use for cooking, heating water, and more
- Biodiesel – can be used in transportation, generating power, providing heat, cleaning oil spills, and lubrication
- Ethanol – is added to other fuels to reduce emissions, you will find this at most gas pumps today. They contain 10% ethanol
- Methanol – a clean fuel used to power engines, auto engines like race cars
- Butanol – a higher energy fuel than ethanol or methanol and is more similar to gasoline
Benefits of biogas and biofuel
There are many benefits of biofuel. These benefits include:
- A renewable source of energy
- Lowers the amount of greenhouse gases and toxins in the air
- Produces less smoke causing less air pollution
- Any state or country can make biofuels
- Creates local jobs, reduces dependence of fossil fuels, and increases energy confidence and monetary strength
- Are cleaner fuels
- Cheaper than fossil fuels
- Reduce the monopoly of fossil fuels
- Provide jobs to locals
- Do not produce sulfurs
- Encourages agriculture
Differences between diesel and biodiesel biofuel
There are differences between fossil fuel diesel and biodiesel. Some of those differences are:
- The way it is produced
- Presence of sulfur – fossil fuel diesel has a lot of sulfur biodiesel does not
- The lubrication quality biodiesel is more slippery than regular diesel
- Biodiesel is renewable and biodegradable
- There is more oxygen in biodiesel
- Biodiesel is less toxic and creates less smoke or smog
What are the uses of biodiesel fuel?
The uses of biodiesel include:
- Making energy and electric
- Transporting goods and people by public transportation
- Heating for homes and businesses
- Works well for cleaning oil spills and grease
- It is a great lubricant
Storage for Biofuels and biogas
There are two reasons you would need storage for biofuels or biogas.
One is for onsite later use, to provide heat and electricity for farm use. The second is for before and after transportation of the biofuel to a distribution site off the farm.
No matter which one is the reason for storage, you will need proper storage tanks for biofuels.
These storage tanks are good for storing any of the following and will work for different uses.
- Drinking water
- Wastewater
- Chemicals
- Fertilizers
- Liquid foods such as juice
- Fermenting tanks
- Dry goods like sugar
- Fire prevention
- Irrigation
These are some of the best choices for biofuel storage tanks for farms or distributions centers. These choices will work for low pressure, medium pressure, and high pressure storage tanks for biofuel or biogas.
Stainless Steel Welded Tanks are single or double wall tanks. That is what makes them the perfect solution for biogas tanks. The size ranges from 100 gallons to 650,000 gallons.
Corrugated bolted steel tanks will work well for biofuels. These tanks come in several different sizes; from 722 gallons to 651,777 gallons. The flexibility of the capacity makes them perfect for storage tanks for farms.
Bolted Steel Tanks are another excellent choice for biofuel and biogas tanks. They can be used for various applications. Those include storage of numerous types of liquids used in commercial fabrication, drinking water, waste water, bulk materials and dry goods for industries. These tanks are ideal for bio-solids, sludge, fire protections, wastewater, and more. They range in capacity from 4,000 gallons up to 2,868,000 gallons.
Glass Fused to Steel Tanks this technology is a great solution for biogas and biofuel storage tanks. They will contain bio-solids. They are ideal for storing liquids. Those include liquid manure, dung water, liquid fertilizers and other chemicals within the range of chemical resistance of enamel. The size provides a range from 4,000 gallons to 2,868,000 gallons.
Welded Steel Tanks these tanks are the ultimate tanks for fire prevention for agricultural and small commercial business use including biogas plants. The size ranges from 5,000 to 30,000 gallons.
These tanks are custom made for each farm or biofuel distribution center. Each tank meets all local, state, and federal regulations. Those regulations include CBC2016 and AWWA, NSF 61, and NFPA 22. They will also meet guidelines and requirements of the EPA to safeguard the environment.
Creating a biofuel or biogas plant requires you to do your research. Get permits, design and build a plant. That will require several components from storage tanks to digester.