Comments on: What is bio-diesel and how it works? http://ecotransfers.com/blog/2010/03/what-is-bio-diesel-and-how-it-works/ Renewable energy transformations Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:40:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ? http://ecotransfers.com/blog/2010/03/what-is-bio-diesel-and-how-it-works/#comment-1915 ? Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:52:33 +0000 http://ecotransfers.com/blog/2010/03/what-is-bio-diesel-and-how-it-works/#comment-1915 Bio diesel refers to any organic fuel source that has been chemically altered to resemble the same properties as diesel fuel. Bio fuel is most commonly associated these days with processed vegetable oil (soy, peanut, etc). Vegetable oil will burn in a diesel engine, but when it gets cold it gets thick. To make it usable in colder weather, the oil is mixed with methanol and lye. This strips out the thickening agent: glycerin. The glycerin, lye and methanol are stripped out of the vegetable oil and you are left with oil that has very similar properties to diesel fuel - so it is called bio diesel. This glycerin stripping process is evolving and there are people who are achieving the same results with the chemical, urea. In coming years, bio-diesel could be any source of organic fuel sources including "pond scum." While vegetable oil is a great source of fuel it is not currently considered sustainable because of limitations of the source stock. Bio-diesel is not diesel, but it is commonly blended with diesel and sold commercially. The obnoxious equipment manufacturers will only approve blends of bio-diesel and diesel of 5 or 10 percent when they KNOW that 99 percent bio-diesel will perform well with their equipment. Their only threat (and it's effective) is to say it will void the warranty. Bio diesel refers to any organic fuel source that has been chemically altered to resemble the same properties as diesel fuel. Bio fuel is most commonly associated these days with processed vegetable oil (soy, peanut, etc). Vegetable oil will burn in a diesel engine, but when it gets cold it gets thick. To make it usable in colder weather, the oil is mixed with methanol and lye. This strips out the thickening agent: glycerin. The glycerin, lye and methanol are stripped out of the vegetable oil and you are left with oil that has very similar properties to diesel fuel – so it is called bio diesel.

This glycerin stripping process is evolving and there are people who are achieving the same results with the chemical, urea.

In coming years, bio-diesel could be any source of organic fuel sources including “pond scum.” While vegetable oil is a great source of fuel it is not currently considered sustainable because of limitations of the source stock.

Bio-diesel is not diesel, but it is commonly blended with diesel and sold commercially. The obnoxious equipment manufacturers will only approve blends of bio-diesel and diesel of 5 or 10 percent when they KNOW that 99 percent bio-diesel will perform well with their equipment. Their only threat (and it’s effective) is to say it will void the warranty.

]]> By: spydude1988 http://ecotransfers.com/blog/2010/03/what-is-bio-diesel-and-how-it-works/#comment-1914 spydude1988 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:48:34 +0000 http://ecotransfers.com/blog/2010/03/what-is-bio-diesel-and-how-it-works/#comment-1914 bio diesel is just diesel but its biodegradable meaning its good for the environment it works like normal diesel and gas bio diesel is just diesel but its biodegradable meaning its good for the environment it works like normal diesel and gas

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