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.

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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.

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

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• 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