| What is Bio-diesel? | | | | And is one of the most rigorously tested alternative |
| Well, Bio-diesel is the future. Because it is so clean | | | | fuels on the market. |
| burning and easy to use, bio-diesel is the fastest | | | | The CO2 released into the atmosphere when |
| growing and most cost efficient fuel being created | | | | bio-diesel is burned is recycled by growing plants, which |
| today. | | | | are later processed into fuel. Tests and |
| Bio-diesel is a form of Bio-fuel made by ripping apart | | | | demonstrations, have shown that bio-diesel is no |
| the fat molecule to release three free fatty acid | | | | different from petroleum diesel in terms of engine |
| esters, and a sugar called glycerol. Bio-diesel is | | | | performance and wear. |
| produced from the fatty acid molecules found in | | | | Bio-diesel is being used across the U.S. in fleets of |
| numerous feedstock oils such as plant, animal, and | | | | snowplows, garbage trucks, mail trucks, and military |
| recycled cooking oils. The fundamental chemical | | | | vehicles. In Hawaii all bio-diesel is made from used |
| reaction process that produces bio-diesel is relatively | | | | cooking oil collected from restaurants, making it a 100% |
| simple and has the potential to be adopted worldwide. | | | | recycled fuel, and keeping it out of landfills. Bio-diesel is |
| Bio-diesel is described as mono-alkyl esters of | | | | also extensively used in Europe, especially Germany |
| long-chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or | | | | and France. |
| animal fats, conforming to ASTM D6751 specifications | | | | Diesel vehicles are generally the most long lasting |
| for use in diesel engines. Bio-diesel is a processed fuel | | | | reliable vehicles on the road, with most engines lasting |
| derived from biological sources that can be used in | | | | over 400,000 miles. The best part of running Bio Diesel |
| diesel vehicles with little or no modification. It is a | | | | is that no wars need to be fought over it, it's entirely |
| renewable fuel that can be used instead of diesel fuel, | | | | domestic, supports farming, it's totally renewable, often |
| that is made from petroleum. | | | | recycled, and it cuts almost all aspects of a diesel |
| Bio-diesel is most often blended with petroleum diesel | | | | vehicle's emissions by more than 50 to 75%. |
| in ratios of 2 percent (B2), 5 percent (B5), or 20 | | | | In a quest to help keep our air, rivers, streams, lakes |
| percent (B20). A naturally grown, alternative fuel | | | | and oceans cleaner, not to mention help stop Global |
| source it is a clean burning alternative fuel, produced | | | | Warming, we are attempting to free ourselves from |
| from domestically grown, renewable resources. | | | | dependency on fossil fuels, and trying to make our |
| Bio-diesel is simple to use, biodegradable, non-toxic, and | | | | planet a better place to live. |
| basically free of sulfur compounds and aromatics. | | | | Now you know what bio-diesel is, and why so many |
| Bio-diesel is the only alternative fuel for motor vehicles | | | | are making the switch to a cheaper less polluting and |
| to have fully completed the health effects testing | | | | more efficient way to power our future. |
| requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. | | | | |