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Biodiesel

Biodiesel facts, definitions and information

What is biodiesel and how is it made? How do you make biodiesel? Here are some biodiesel facts and information snippets plus links to other sites with biodiesel information and a faq on how to make biodiesel at home.

Biodiesel is a renewable energy fuel produced from animal fats and vegetable oils by lipid transesterification.
Biodiesel can be obtained from vegetable oil and animal fats (bio-lipids, using transesterification.
Biodiesel is commercially available as rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and can be used in modified diesel engines.
Biodiesel is a non-fossil fuel alternative to petrodiesel.
Biofuel is a gaseous, liquid or solid fuel that contains energy derived from a biological source. Biodiesel is an example of a biofuel.
Biodiesel is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats.
Biodiesel is produced by a chemical process (transesterification) which removes glycerol from the oil.
Biodiesel is non-flammable and non-explosive (flash point 150ºC for biodiesel and 64ºC for petrodiesel).
Biodiesel is biodegradable and nontoxic.
Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, rapeseed oil or sunflower oil.
Biodiesel is typically produced by a reaction of a vegetable oil or animal fat with an alcohol such as methanol or ethanol in the presence of a catalyst to yield mono-alkyl esters and glycerin, which is removed.
Biodiesel can be used as a complete replacement or as a mixture of petroleum and biodiesel.
Biodiesel is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids. The transesterification production process removes glycerol from the oil.
Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning fuel, made from natural, renewable vegetable sources.
Biodiesel can be made from Vegetable Oils for example: rapeseed oil, palm tree oil, olive oil, peanut oil, soy bean oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, castor oil. There are more!
Biodiesel is a renewable energy fuel produced from animal fats and vegetable oils by lipid transesterification. Chemically, it is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. It is produced by a chemical process (transesterification) which removes glycerol from the oil. Source: Wikipedia.
How to make biodiesel from vegetable oil. There is a good DIY Biodiesel page here that gives clear instructions for making your own Biodiesel. How to make biodiesel from vegetable oil.

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