Biodiesel Alternative Energy

Biodiesel Alternative Energy comes from a number of renewable energy resources: animal fats, vegetable oils, soy, rapeseed, jatropha, mahua, mustard, flax, sunflower, palm oil, hemp, field pennycress, pongamia pinnata and algae. B100 is pure biodiesel and has the lowest emissions. It is produced from oils or fats using transesterification and is a liquid similar in composition to fossil/mineral diesel. Oils are mixed with sodium hydroxide and methanol (or ethanol) and the chemical reaction produces biodiesel (FAME) and glycerol. One part glycerol is produced for every 10 parts biodiesel.

When mixed with mineral diesel, biodiesel can be used in any diesel engine made after 1994. Biodiesel is also a solvent so it cleans residues deposited by mineral diesel, meaning you don't have to change the filters as often, and it cleans the combustion chamber and maintains your engines efficiency.

This actually has a definite future, as electric cars emerge they still won't have the power capable enough to haul heavy loads like commercial trucks and busses do, so until that technology DOES reach that stage biodiesel fueled cars will no doubt fill that gap.

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