Biofuel FAQ What is Biofuel?
The term biofuel describes any fuel containing a biodegradable component obtained from a recycled source such as vegetable oil or animal fat. For oil heat, the proper term is BioHeat; for diesel fuel, the proper term is BioDiesel. Once blended with distillate product, other than the respective sulfur levels of each, both are essentially the same product (as is true with heating oil and diesel fuel). The chemical name for Biofuel is methyl-ester. Is biofuel used by itself or is it blended with petroleum fuel? Biofuel can be used by itself or blended with petroleum in any percentage. B-20 (a blend of 20% biofuel with 80% petroleum fuel,by volume) has demonstrated significant environmental benefits. How do biofuel emissions compare to petroleum fuel? Biofuel is the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the health effects testing of the clean air act. The use of biofuel in a conventional heating system or diesel engine results in a substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, ca
