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- What
is BioDiesel?
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Will BioDiesel work in any Diesel
engine?
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At what temperature will Biodiesel Gel?
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Does Biodiesel hurt natural rubber
lines?
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What is B20 ?
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Who uses biodiesel
now?
- What
kind of
feed stocks/Crops can be used
for production?
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What Crop produces the most Oil by
weight?
What is
BioDiesel?
- Biodiesel diesel is a diesel type fuel that can be made from renewable
crops.
- Biodiesel is registered with US Environmental Protection
Agency as a fuel.
Will
BioDiesel work in any Diesel engine?
- Yes, Biodiesel will work in any
conventional Diesel Engine with little to no modifications.
- Note: With older Diesel vehicles one should have (In the
vehicle) an extra fuel filter for the first three or so tanks.
This is because BioDiesel is not only safer for the
environment, a better lubricator for the injection pump
than conventional Diesel fuel, it also is a great cleaner for
fuel tanks and fuel lines. While cleaning out the fuel
tank and lines the gunk from the tank and lines tends to clog
fuel filters while the cleaning process is go on. Just
think how clean your tank will be.
At what temperature will Biodiesel Gel or
become cloudy?
- 30 degree F Bio will gel.
- At around 40 degree F Bio will start
to Gel.
- NO 2 Diesel Gels around 12 degrees F
Does
Biodiesel hurt natural rubber lines?
- 100% Biodiesel tends to swell
natural rubber lines over time
(Usually around six months)
- It is recommend to replace natural
rubber fuel lines with synthetic rubber fuel line when using a
mixture of more than 20% Biodiesel.
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- B20 is a blend of 20% Biodiesel and 80% conventional
diesel.
- When the sulfur content has to be lowered in conventional
diesel fuel to meet EPA standards for emissions conventional
diesel gets robbed of its lubricating properties B20 is often
used to replace the lubrication properties in the diesel fuel.
- Biodiesel has excellent lubrication properties.
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United States - Has a few large scale production sites that produce
BioDiesel and
many individual small scale site around the country. A
wide range of feed stock/Crops has been used to make Biodiesel.
We hope a continuing effort in BioDiesel as a alternative fuel
will aid in the growth in the
states.
Canada - No known production plants are know to us at this time.
Europe - Around 1988 commercial use of Biodiesel started and continues to
push forward with the help of tax breaks to keep Biodiesel price
in line with regular diesel being sold.
Elsewhere- We have no information at this time
What kind of
feed stocks/Crops can be used
for production?
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New or used soybean, corn, palm, canola, rapeseed , sunflower,
coconut, flaxseed, algae oil, animal fat (tallow, lard) just to
name a few
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