Biofuel
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What is biofuel?
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| Biofuel is the name of clean burning alternative fuels, produced from domestic, renewable resources such as soybeans, sunflowers, canola, waste cooking oil, sugar or animal fats. Biofuels contain no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a bio blend. It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines or oil-fired boilers or furnaces with little or no modifications. Biofuels are easy to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics. |
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How is biodiesel made?
Biodiesel is made through a chemical process called in which the glycerin is separated from the fat or vegetable oil. The process leaves behind two products—alkyl esters (the generic chemical name for biodiesel) and glycerin. |
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Why should I use biodiesel?
Biodiesel is better for the environment because it is made from renewable resources and has lower emissions compared to petroleum diesel. It is less toxic than table salt and biodegrades as fast as sugar. Since it is made in the USA from renewable resources, its use decreases our dependence on foreign oil, creates jobs, and contributes to our own economy.
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| How do biofuel emissions compare to petroleum emissions? |
| Biofuels are the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the health effects testing requirements of the Clean Air Act. The use of biofuel in a conventional diesel engine or oil-fired furnace or boiler results in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to emissions from diesel fuel. In addition, the exhaust emissions of sulfur oxides and sulfates (major components of acid rain) from biodiesel are essentially eliminated compared to diesel. |
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| Where can I get BioFuel? |
| Fred’s Plumbing & Heating will soon be your Premier Bio Diesel Distributor in the NE Kingdom. Stay tuned or click here to sign up for updates |
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