What is BioDiesel Anyway?
BioDiesel is an environmentally friendly fuel that is legally recognized by the EPA as an oxygenated clean burning highway engine fuel. The chemical name is “Methyl ester”. It is made in a very simple chemical conversion process with a big name called Transesterification. BioDiesel can be made from either Animal fats or Vegetable Oil. A catalyst mixture of Lye & Alcohol are used to convert the oil into BioDiesel. The chemical process creates a compound called methyl ester which has nearly the same properties as regular diesel fuel such as cetane value, & viscosity and it burns much like #2 diesel but much cleaner. To make BioDiesel, the vegetable oil can be either New or Waste French Fry Oil, it really doesn’t matter except to your wallet. Most homeowners find that waste vegetable oil is FREE form restaurants for the taking so WVO is the oil of choice for home BioDiesel makers. Once Transesterified the oil has undergone a chemical change & been chemically linked on a molecular level to
