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However, to truly deliver on the
promise of long-term sustainability,

the aviation industry must leverage
its market power. Airlines need to do
more than agree to robust sustainability

standards in biofuel sourcing by Level sensor
implementing these commitments
through contracts with their suppliers. BinMaster introduces an innovative weight and cable-based level sensor for mounting on the side of the bin, tank, or silo. he
Such market signals are critical in SmartBob Horizontal Mount (HM) can be used when it isn’t possible to install the sensor on the top of the bin. he SmartBob

driving adoption of sustainable practices HM features a rigid extension that’s custom-made, from 12' to 36' long, to install on the side of the bin through a 4' opening.
through the supply chain.
Precise level measurements are taken at pre-determined time intervals at a location directly below the probe to continuously
Adoption of credible, third-party monitor the inventory of material inside of the bin.
sustainability certiication systems are he SmartBob HM continuous level sensor works like an automated tape measure, but eliminates the need to climb bins for

necessary to ensure that the emerging manual measurements to reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace. Like all models of SmartBob sensors, it helps save time,
aviation biofuels market is providing money, and increase employee safety by sending level measurement data directly to a control console or eBob software installed
fuels that are sourced sustainably—and, on a PC. It’s listed for Class II, Groups E, F, and G, and enclosure types NEMA 4X, 5, and 12, ensuring the sensor is safe to use in
ones that aren’t competing with food locations where combustible dust may be present.

production; causing severe damage to BinMaster | www.binmaster.com
land, water, air quality, wildlife, and
local communities; or generating more
climate pollutions than their petroleum

counterparts.
Currently, biofuel operators are
making long-term design, employment,
and operational decisions to optimize Sludge conveyor

production, and many are now focusing he CS sludge conveyor from Sodimate is used to transport sludge or grit between
on aviation as a key market.
two points without altering feed accuracy or damaging product particles. he unit
By implementing clear sustainability is designed to be paired with a sludge mixer, and can be custom-fabricated with
standards—that are independently various liner materials depending on sludge characteristics and requirements. he

audited and veriied through conveyor can also be interconnected in various conigurations, can be inclined or
certiication programs, such as the horizontal, extending up to 100 feet.
RSB—helps to ensure biofuels build
Sodimate Inc.
this market into their planning and
www.sodimate-inc.com
operations. It also serves as an incentive
for upstream biofuel operators to pursue
their own compliance and certiication.
It’s crucial that the emerging

aviation biofuel industry be built on a
foundation of sustainability. Biofuels
produced within this framework can Boiler Fuel Feed Systems

provide environmental, social, and
economic beneits. Without these
standards, biofuels can cause severe
damage to land, water, air quality,
Mechanical Boiler Feed Systems
wildlife, and local communities.
hey can even generate more Custom-designed systems for feeding alternative and
greenhouse gases than their petroleum biomass fuels, including woody biomass, agricultural
counterparts.
or refuse derived fuels into boilers and kilns.
As representatives of the aviation
industry as a whole, airlines must
Pneumatic Boiler Feed Systems
also follow suit, adopting credible and
independent sustainability certiication Ruggedly built high-pressure, low-pressure and
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Debbie Hammel is a senior resource
specialist at the Natural Resources

Defense Council’s (NRDC) Land & Wildlife
Program.

Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC)
Handling a World of Materials
www.nrdc.org
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