Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:22:08 AM
BIODIESEL
On The Road To Fueling The Future
Biodiesel is the name of a clean burning alternative fuel produced
from domestic, renewable resources.
Biodiesel is the pure, or 100 percent, biodiesel fuel. It is referred
to as B100 or "neat" biodiesel.
A biodiesel blend is pure biodiesel blended with petrodiesel.
Biodiesel blends are referred to as Bxx. The xx indicates the
amount of biodiesel in the blend (i.e., a B20 blend is 20 percent
by volume biodiesel and 80 percent by volume petrodiesel).
Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially
free of sulfur and aromatics. It significantly reduces emissions
such as carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbons and particulate
matter.
It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with no
major modifications.
Biodiesel is the first alternative fuel to have fully completed the
health effects testing requirements of the Clean Air Act.
In general, the standard storage and handling procedures used
for petroleum diesel can be used for biodiesel.
Hundreds of major fleets use biodiesel, including all branches of the
US military, Yellowstone National Park, NASA, several state
departments of transportation, major public utility fleets, and
school districts. The largest user of diesel fuel in the world, the
US Navy, provided guidance for all Navy and Marine stations,
saying B20 should be used where adequate fuel tanks are available.
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