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The EPA has created the National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) to compile and enforce a group of regulatory and non-regulatory standards for reducing emissions from diesel engines for the highway and for non-road engines(locomotive, marine and agricultural). NCDC participants are committed to finding innovative ways to protect human health and the environment.

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What is Bio-diesel?

Well, Bio-diesel is the future. Because it is so clean burning and easy to use, bio-diesel is the fastest growing and most cost efficient fuel being created today.

Bio-diesel is a form of Bio-fuel made by ripping apart the fat molecule to release three free fatty acid esters, and a sugar called glycerol. Bio-diesel is produced from the fatty acid molecules found in numerous feedstock oils such as plant, animal, and recycled cooking oils. The fundamental chemical reaction process that produces bio-diesel is relatively simple and has the potential to be adopted worldwide.

Bio-diesel is described as mono-alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, conforming to ASTM D6751 specifications for use in diesel engines. Bio-diesel is a processed fuel derived from biological sources that can be used in diesel vehicles with little or no modification. It is a renewable fuel that can be used instead of diesel fuel, that is made from petroleum.

Bio-diesel is most often blended with petroleum diesel in ratios of 2 percent (B2), 5 percent (B5), or 20 percent (B20). A naturally grown, alternative fuel source it is a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestically grown, renewable resources. Bio-diesel is simple to use, biodegradable, non-toxic, and basically free of sulfur compounds and aromatics.

Bio-diesel is the only alternative fuel for motor vehicles to have fully completed the health effects testing requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. And is one of the most rigorously tested alternative fuels on the market.

The CO2 released into the atmosphere when bio-diesel is burned is recycled by growing plants, which are later processed into fuel. Tests and demonstrations, have shown that bio-diesel is no different from petroleum diesel in terms of engine performance and wear.

Bio-diesel is being used across the U.S. in fleets of snowplows, garbage trucks, mail trucks, and military vehicles. In Hawaii all bio-diesel is made from used cooking oil collected from restaurants, making it a 100% recycled fuel, and keeping it out of landfills. Bio-diesel is also extensively used in Europe, especially Germany and France.

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Looking closely at biodiesel, we find that its physical and chemical properties are very similar to petroleum based diesel fuel in terms of operation in compression ignition engines (diesel engines). Therefore, biodiesel can be used in diesel engines without expensive alterations to the engine or fuel system.

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Have you thought about going to bio diesel for your car?

Thinking green but not sure how to go about it?

Have you tried to make your own bio diesel before and found it too hard?

Well we have stumbled onto a guy named Jay Talton who has some amazing secret information that just might revolutionize the home bio diesel movement in this country.

Want to check out his story and see if it is for you? Here is his page with the story of how he makes bio diesel the easy and simple way in his garage.

Here are some of the things he covers:

• How you can make your own biodiesel.
• The possibilities of using biodiesel in your personal car.
• Which ingredients not to use at anytime.
• The most cost effective way of making biodiesel.
• What is the "secret hybrid".
• Where to find the right equipment.
• The future of alternative energy.
• How driving habits effect your cost.

Bio diesel is a very good way to go if you can get your hands on free source oil and make it yourself. This insightful course tells you the ins and outs of how you can do it and have a smile on your face as you roll down the road past the "gas" stations and everyone else paying through the nose for their fuel.

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FROM THE FIELD TO THE FUEL TANK! The black smoke. That unmistakable smell. Diesel drivers, in increasing numbers, are trying a cleaner burning fuel that leaves a French fry smell behind - biodiesel. For quite some time now, owners of diesel cars have enjoyed cost savings from better fuel economy and lower maintenance costs, compared to their gas powered counterparts. Now BioDiesel is helping to transform the negative stereotypes that others have about diesel vehicles. But there are many misconceptions surrounding this future fuel. This report details the pros and cons of BioDiesel.

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