What are the advantages of Biodiesel over petroleum diesel?
Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics. It can be used in most diesel engines, especially newer ones, and emits less air pollutants and greenhouse gases other than nitrogen oxides. It’s safer to handle and has virtually the same energy efficiency as petroleum diesel. In addition it has lubricity benefits that fossil fuels do not. Biodiesel blends as low as B2 have been found to significantly reduce the amount of toxic carbon-based emissions. With the soaring price of petroleum-based products, Biodiesel is becoming an increasingly affordable option relative to petroleum diesel. The use of Biodiesel helps reduce dependence on finite fossil fuel reserves. As an alternative energy source it is relatively easy to process and available – with machines like the BioCube™ – to all communities from rural communities in developing nations, to urban in developed countries. Scientific research confirms that Biodiesel exhaust has a less harm
