| BioDiesel
Product Information |
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| BioDiesel - a cleaner burning diesel replacement
fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as animal fats and
new or used vegetable oils. |
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| BioDiesel is made from vegetable fats and oils,
which are both hydrocarbons. These fats/oils are chemically reacted
with an alcohol and a catalyst to create BioDiesel. For every 10 gallons
of fat/oil and 1 gallon of alcohol there is a yield of 10 gallons
of BioDiesel and 1 gallon of glycerol. The major product of the process
is BioDiesel as well as glycerol. Glycerol is used in cosmetics, cleaners
or animal feed based on the raw material. The use of agricultural
feedstocks as our primary ingredient will allow for BioDiesel to be
very price competitive in the marketplace. |
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| Additional benefits of BioDiesel, when compared
to petroleum diesel, are: |
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- Less Carbon Monoxide and Unburned Hydrocarbons
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- Can also be used in combination with heating oil to heat residential
and industrial buildings without requiring equipment modifications
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- Some fleets are reporting improvement in fuel consumption by
1-2 mpg
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- The lubricating effects are showing that BioDiesel may extend
the lifetime of engines
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