Standard Practice for Determination of the Converted Fraction of Starch and Cellulosic Content From a Fuel Ethanol Production Facility

Importancia y uso:

4.1 In 2014, the U.S. EPA published the final rules adding renewable fuel pathways under the RFS Program. The rules qualified kernel fiber as a cellulosic feedstock meeting the 60 % greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and qualifies for the generation of D3 RINs. These rules allow for two approaches for kernel fiber conversion (CFR 40, Part 80 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401; FRL-9910-40-OAR):

4.1.1 Producers of cellulosic fuels derived from conversion of feedstocks that are predominantly cellulosic, where “predominantly cellulosic” is defined as feedstock that has an average adjusted cellulosic content of 75 %, measured on a dry mass basis; furthermore, this ‘‘adjusted cellulosic content’’ is the percent of organic (non-ash) material that is cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin (CFR 40, Part 80 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401; FRL-9910-40-OAR).

4.1.2 Producers of cellulosic fuels derived from the simultaneous conversion of feedstocks that are predominantly cellulosic and feedstocks that are not predominantly cellulosic (CFR 40, Part 80 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401; FRL-9910-40-OAR).

4.2 Producers that wish to gain approval to the pathway that claims simultaneous conversion of feedstocks that are predominantly cellulosic and feedstocks that are not predominantly cellulosic are required to quantify the amount of renewable fuel that is derived specifically from cellulosic content and from starch. To accomplish this, the producer needs to quantify the amount of cellulosic content and starch present before the conversion process begins and after the conversion process is complete. These measurements of cellulosic content and starch content before and after conversion are used to calculate a converted fraction of each, which is then used to ratio the renewable fuel produced accordingly and assign those respective gallons the D6 or D3 RIN code (CFR 40, Part 80 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0401; FRL-9910-40-OAR).

Subcomité:

E48.05

Referida por:

E3417-24A, E3377-24

Volúmen:

05.06

Número ICS:

75.160.40 (Biofuels)

Palabras clave:

beer; cellulosic; cellulosic content; converted fraction; corn; D3 RINs; Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles; Environmental Protection Agency; ethanol; fiber; heterogeneous substrates; mash; renewable fuel; Renewable Fuels Standard; sorghum; starch; wheat; whole stillage;