HAZGARD 535 - Biodiesel Containment LOCATINO: Kyoto Fuels - Lethbridge, Alberta TIMEFRAME: Fall 2009 SCOPE OF WORK: Supply and Install HAZGARD®535 geomembrane and two layers of LP12 Non Woven Geotextile (Overlay and Underlay) PROJECT PARTNERS Owner: Kyoto Fuels Installation: Layfield Environmental Systems Material supplier: Layfield Environmental Systems Challenge The challenge was to nd an appropriate secondary containment lining material that was resistant to biodiesel. Biodiesel consists of long chain alkyl (methyl) esters and is typically produced by chemically reacting lipids (e.g., vegetable oil, animal fat [tallow]) with an alcohol. Biodiesel can be used alone or blended with diesel fuel. The biodiesel at the Kyoto fuel facility was tallow based. There was little or no research on

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