What is biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751. Biodiesel can be used in any concentration with petroleum based diesel fuel in existing diesel engines with little or no modification. Biodiesel is not the same thing as raw vegetable oil. It is produced by a chemical process that removes the glycerin from the oil.
Biodiesel is the name of a clean-burning alternative fuel that does not contain petroleum. Biodiesel is defined as mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats for use in diesel engines. Biodiesel refers to the pure fuel before blending with diesel fuel. Biodiesel blends are denoted as, “BXX” with “XX” representing the percentage of biodiesel contained in the blend (ie: B20 is 20% biodiesel, 80% petroleum diesel).
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable or animal oil sources. The sources for making Biodiesel can be grown or produced year after year, unlike the fossil sources for petroleum based diesel. Biodiesel can also be made from USED vegetable oil, recycling gallons of oil that might otherwise be dumped as waste. Biodiesel can be used in every application that petroleum diesel is used in. Biodiesel can be used straight (100%) or in any mixed ratio with petroleum diesel. Biodiesel blends are already being sold by commercial fuel stations around the world.
