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United Petroleum Products biodiesel information

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:53:30 GMT

Biodiesel information that may be of interest to you. In the production of Biodiesel, United Petroleum Products uses a splash blending technique that brings both fuels into solution for a consistent product from end to end. The only time the product will fall out of solutions is when the temperature is outside the blended products cloud point. On the other hand, with a splash blend the product never comes into solution, rather the two fuels float separately from each other. With the relatively warm temperatures experienced on the West Coast, it is rare for the temperature to fall below freezing point, but when it does the B100 portion of the blend is exposed and susceptible to a fuel problem.

The Fuels used in our Biodiesel blends meet the current standards of today which are from the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM). Our Petrodiesel meets the ASTM D975 (Production of petrodiesel in USA and Canada) as well as the ASTM D6751 (Production of biodiesel in the USA and Canada) standards.Biodiesel

What Types of Vehicles Can Use Biodiesel?

Biodiesel can be used in almost any diesel engine from long haul trucks and buses, to off-road vehicles, and marine vessels.
Little or no modification to the engine or the fuel system is required.
Biodiesel has a solvent effect that may release deposits accumulated on tank walls and pipes from previous diesel fuel storage.

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What are the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Biodiesel?

Biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and harmful tailpipe emissions, including particulate matter (PM).
Biodiesel is less toxic than diesel, has a higher flash point (less readily ignites), and is more biodegradable than diesel.
Using biodiesel not only helps mitigate global warming, but also improves air quality and public health.
Recycling trap grease and other low grade cooking oils into biodiesel reduces waste in landfills and sewage treatment plants.
Biodiesel also increases fuel lubricity, and reduces engine wear and maintenance costs.

This information should be helpful when it comes to understanding what it is that biodiesel truly is. More information will follow, including sources and literature.

Biodiesel in Metro Vancouver

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:34:01 GMT

The company I work for, United Petroleum Products, has been around for over 40 years in British Columbia. They have served a wide variety of businesses and individuals with lubricant (marine, aviation, and automotive) sales and bulk fuel (Gasoline, Diesel, Biodiesel, marked diesel, etc.) sales and delivery. The most recent addition to our product lineup has included more environmentally friendly fuels that include the already mentioned Biodiesel, Aspen Alkylate Petrol, and 76 Lubricants UNAX PC-AW hydraulic oil.

Currently we have a few cardlock locations that offer biodiesel. You can get Biodiesel in Vancouver, Burnaby, Whistler, and Chilliwack. For those not familiar with what a commercial cardlock is, it is a fueling station that is automated and requires an account with us through our credit department. We offer Tallow based biodiesel, because we do not believe in removing food crops from communities in order to create fuel. Further information can be found from clicking on the button below:

More to follow on the previously mentioned products, so stay tuned.

School, work, and play

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:07:48 GMT

Well BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) certainly has kept me busy these last few months, and I think I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are in the middle of a Directed Studies project where we work together with a sponsoring company and look at coming up with a Marketing Research project that will help the company with a problem or an opportunity.

I am also just getting ready for a practicum with a local company that will give me invaluable work experience in the Professional Sales field, and perhaps lead to a position with that organization. I am elated to know that the practicum begins in a month, and that Thursdays and Fridays I get to work at the company all day long!

Some interesting news on the Land Rover side of things includes the purchase of a 1997 Land Rover Discovery SD model with a manual transmission, and seven seats in total. The manual transmission (a.k.a. 5 speed) is a rarity in Canada, as there were only 700+ in Canada for that year, and that was the last offering of a manual transmission in the Canadian market. The Discovery is affectionately known as "Nigel", and has been a beautiful vehicle! Having a V8 with a manual transmission certainly makes for easy passing on the highways, and going up steep grades.

Lola, my 1983 Land Rover Santana Series III 88 has been quietly waiting out the winter, and I had an interesting experience with one of the fuel lines cracking and spilling all over my driveway one morning. I managed to replace the line, and bleed the fuel system to remove the air bubbles which took some time and invaluable expertise from the good people at RoverLanders of B.C. (http://www.roverlanders.bc.ca).

Saturday, February 16, 2008 will be an interesting evening as my girlfriend Kaare had purchased tickets as a present to go and see Harry Manx live in concert that evening. Tomorrow night should be a great show, and Harry Manx has a special place in our minds as we heard him on the CBC radio station way up in the Kootenay Boundary region during a Summer camping trip. The song that really stands out is "Sittin' on top of the World" from his fifth album West Eats Meet. We were suprised to learn that Harry Manx lives in B.C. on Saltspring Island.

Marketing Assistant job!

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:22:10 GMT

Well, I am certainly excited about my summertine position at Green Thumb Theatre which starts today at 09:00 and ends later today. This is going to be a fun job at a well known and respected organization specifically for children and teens. I have not been able to sleep most of the morning, as I have been awake since 02:00, and just came back from a run along the beach. I am excited about the new career path that is finally ahead of me :) This is a summertime position, and will add valuable experience and credentials to my resume.