How many of you?

Spend 30 minutes in a vehicle on route to work or job

Has a family member or loved one that suffers from asthma

Know someone who works as a truck driver

Then You Are Apart Of Houston's
Smog Problem
Biodiesel Pump

By: Andres Mercado, Candy Mejia,

Guillermo Polo, Kevin Meneses
Problem
Smog
- Causes heating in the houston
atmosphere
- Asthma
- Long term exposure can cause
cancer
Source of Problem
Atmospheric pollutants:

- Sunlight and heat react with gases and

fine particles

- Sulphur dioxide

- Nitrogen oxides

- Organic compounds

Main Sources of pollutants

- Release of direct pollutant by gasoline and

diesel-run vehicles

- Industrial plants
Solution
Biodiesel Pump
- Port of Houston
- No need to replace diesel engines
in trucks

Implementation

- Partner with Gas Company

- Partner with Houston Biodiesel

- Gas company partners with

Houston Biodiesel

- Information Session with Drivers

- Set Up Station in Port of Houston

Real Life Example: Propel Fuels

Propel Fuels is a company founded in 2004

along the west coast in order to provide a
better emissions for the atmosphere.

Accomplishments

1 station alone has helped lower CO 2

emissions by 5 million pounds and
counting
Created a healthier community
With 43 Flex Fuel & 36 advanced diesel
locations across California and
Washington State
Cost
Costs

- 12,000 gallon pump =

$55,000

- B99.9 sells for $2.00

- Before tax credits = 2.45/g

- After tax credit = 1.25/g

- Price of Biodiesel is slowly

decreasing
Pros/Cons of Biodiesel Pumps
Pros:
-Clean-burning
-Improves economy/ Prices dont
fluctuate
-Positive impact on environment
-Easy to use
- 78% Reduction in CO2
- VOCs are essentially eliminated
Cons:
- Engine Problems in the long run
- Low energy
- Prone to gelling/Storing
- Emits NOx (Nitrogen oxides)
- Engines built before 1993 might
be needed to be replaced
- Still plenty of gasoline runned
cars
- Lack of appeal in colder climates
Call To Action
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http://www.biodiesel.com/biodiesel/benefits/
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http://www.carsdirect.com/green-cars/pros-and-cons-of-biodiesel-energy
2012 Asthma data sheet (n.d) Retrieved April 21, 2017 , from
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/
Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofuels. (2016, December 24). Retrieved April 21, 2017, from
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Ethanol Producer Magazine. (n.d.). Propel inks deal to install E85 pumps throughout West Coast. Retrieved April 28, 2017, from
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