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LockFarm asked:

A demonstration of the diesel hot air blower we’ll be using to keep warm this winter, running on our own biodiesel. The heater is an Eberspacher and should not normally be run upside down like this (with the exhausts on top). We bought it second hand on ebay and it has now been heating our caravan for a couple of years.

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bioaxel asked:

´The whole chain from seed to diesel

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shadowreports asked:

John Hamilton is a film executive who makes biodiesel in his parents’ garage. He runs his Volkswagen GTI on it and wonders why the biodiesel trend has yet to hit Quebec. Follow him to his parents’ house to see how he makes it and then take a spin in his biodiesel-fuelled car through town.

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Biodiesel’s chemistry is composed of any organic oil, methyl alcohol (methanol) or ethyl alcohol (ethanol) and lye with heat added; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video. Expert: Craydon Blair Bio: Craydon Blair has been involved in producing biodiesel since 2003. Filmmaker: joseph wilkins

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ParleysDiesel asked:

www.parleysdieselperformance.com The Guys at Parley’s Diesel Performance teamed up with Graydon Blair of Utah Biodiesel Supply to put a lot of common biodiesel and diesel performance questions to rest. For more info on biodiesel visit www.utahbiodieselsupply.com . Thanks again Graydon!

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Tax Credit End Hurts Iowa Biodiesel Industry

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ParleysDiesel asked:

www.parleysdieselperformance.com answer some of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to biodiesel and diesel performance. Graydon Blair of www.utahbiodieselsupply.com covers in detail what to expect when you run bio diesel in your rig whether its B20, B99 or B100.

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cannabistv asked:

Hemp powered car visits Knox County fair, with Don Swearingen of Apple Energy – explaing the making of biodiesel from hemp seed oil.

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www.biodieselbr.com O JN fala sobre o biodiesel e as oportunidades criadas por este biocombustível. Parte de uma série de reportagens sobre energia alternativa, por Júlio Mosquéra.

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Matt Oconnor asked:

The processing of biodiesel may require a number of biodiesel filters in order to ensure that the end product is of excellent quality. When you try to recycle waste vegetable or surplus corn oil and make them into biodiesel, you might need a biodiesel filter for your engine to make sure that contaminants can’t enter into the engine and damage it. Different biodiesel filters may be required for a number of different applications.

Biodiesel filters should have the following properties in order to work best in any given conditions:

1. High Temperature Properties. Almost any filter media can be used for water-based products. But in the case of filtering hot oils, resins and other high temperature products, a filter media that can withstand prolonged exposure to high temperatures is preferred. Biodiesel filters should be able to have excellent high temperature properties to be able to handle the filtration of biodiesel well enough.

2. Excellent Filtering. Biodiesel filters should be able to filter out the contaminants well enough in order to make a better grade product. All filters have a micron rating that determines the size of the particles that can be effectively captured by the filter media. A biodiesel filter having a 5 micron rating is preferred to provide excellent filtering properties.

3. Chemical Compatibility. A biodiesel filter should be able to withstand exposure to such chemicals as solvents, acids and alkaline solutions. A lesser quality filter may break down when exposed to such chemicals. Make sure that the biodiesel filter that you use has the property to withstand breaking down when exposed to such chemicals.

Biodiesel has become a very popular fuel alternative to petroleum-based fuel today. That is why more and more people are trying to make use of biodiesel in order to lessen their reliance on fuels based on fossil oil, which can pollute the environment. With biodiesel, people have the option to make use of a cleaner alternative. Here are just some of the key advantages of using biodiesel:

1. The use of biodiesel produces at least an 80 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Not only that, biodiesel contains little or even no sulfur content that can result in as much as a hundred percent less sulfur dioxide being released in the air.

2. Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel available that can run in any conventional diesel engine. Other alternative fuels such as waste or straight vegetable oil may require your diesel engines to be modified. This is not so with biodiesel. Anyone can use biodiesel immediately to fuel any conventional diesel engine today.

3. Biodiesel contain less unwanted contaminants that can do some damage to diesel engines. Biodiesel also has better lubricating properties than petroleum-based diesel and can help protect and extend the life of diesel engines. It’s a better solvent than petro-diesel and may therefore help clean the fuel lines and the engine itself by dissolving fuel residues and flush them out.

4. Biodiesel in non-toxic. It is safer to handle and transport. It is also highly biodegradable and has a higher flashpoint than conventional diesel.

5. Biodiesel can be produced from renewable oilseed crops such as soybeans, canola and mustard seed. As a renewable resource, production of this alternative fuel can go on and on as long as cultivation of such crops is continued. There is also research being done in trying to raise and harvest oil-rich algae as another source for the production of biodiesel.

Matt Oconnor asked:

With the increasing interest in biodiesel as an alternative fuel for diesel engine cars, further studies are being made in order to discover a means to process such alternative fuels in amounts that will be able to compete with current petroleum based fuels.

Unfortunately, biodiesel supply still falls below the increasing demand for it. Partly responsible for this is the insufficient supply of straight and waste vegetable oil needed to convert into biodiesel.

And because vegetable oil may not be able to sufficiently supply the demand for biodiesel, other alternative sources are being tapped to accommodate some of the shortfall. Microscopic algae have come to the attention of many scientists as a probable source of biodiesel. Algae can range from a small single cell to multi-cellular organisms. They are very common in damp places and can usually be found in aquatic environments.

Just like plants algae makes use of photosynthesis in order to convert sunlight into chemical energy. What makes algae suitable for biodiesel production is their lipid and fat content. Different species of algae may contain in between two to 40 percent of lipids or oil in terms of weight. It is this oil content that can be used to produce quality biodiesel.

There are many benefits known from processing biodiesel from algae. First of all, algae have rapid growth rates that are seen to be faster than in growing plants such as soy for biodiesel production. Algae can also come up with a high per acre yield in oil compared to other plant sources. Biodiesel produced from algae is highly biodegradable and contains no sulfur so it is seen as cleaner and a more environment friendly fuel source.

Methods are being developed today in order to improve algae cultivation. Over 300 species of algae are seen to be suitable for biodiesel production. With this wealth of oil sources, algae has proven to be a very promising area for further research and development. This is great news and means oils sources for biodiesel production need not depend on terrestrial plant cultivation anymore.

Currently, most of the oil being converted into biodiesel still comes from sunflower and rapeseed, with the alcohol used in the process coming from beets, corn and wheat. These plants may take some time to grow and may require the cooperation of the weather in order to produce a good harvest.

Algae on the other hand, can be harvested in a matter of days with the next batch already waiting for harvest in the coming days. As newer technologies are being developed in the cultivation and production of microscopic algae, a new biodiesel source has been discovered.

With both technologies coming together, the future of biodiesel production seems very bright indeed. The time has come for the world to find alternative sources of energy that may be able to supplement or totally replace petroleum as the major source of fuel. We owe it all to trying to preserve and protect the environment. Petroleum based fuels have done their part in trying to pollute our planet.

By trying to minimize its use, we can help in trying to hold off further pollution. Biodiesel production is helping in advancing this cause and will minimize the world’s reliance on fossil fuels as the main energy source. With algae seen as the next exciting breakthrough, it will only take time for more people to make use of biodiesel and help make the world a better place to live in.

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Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


The National Biodiesel board, or the NBB as it is widely known, is the trade association that represents the Biodiesel industry as the body that coordinates the research and development of the industry in the US. During the early 1990s, the state commodity groups were giving the financial support to the research and development series for the biodiesel development. The NBB was then founded during the year 1992 by the same group and has since then grown up as a wide-ranging industry association. It main functions are the bringing together and communicating with the vast range of cooperators that include business, administration and academic world.

The members of this board are the technology providers, fuel marketers and distributors, biodiesel suppliers, the state, national, and international feedstock and feedstock processor organizations. While starting the association, the board of members had recommended a mission of the association. The mission states that the primary objective of the board is the progress the significance of members by making a substantial growth in the biodiesel industry. The expansion of industry can be achieved through excellent guarantee agenda, proper technicalities, extensive communication and public affairs. The board has dedicated itself to comprehensiveness and reliability.

The board has devised an agenda that makes sure that by 2015, the biodiesel industry will be known as one of the most important aspects of the energy policy of the nation that depends upon the renewable fuels which are clean and harmless to use. The market for the biodiesel by then will be stabilized with the help of the positive marketing. The board, with the help of efficient advisors has also projected that, by the year 2015, around 6% of the demand of diesel will be substituted by the biodiesel or the large number of blends of the biodiesel.

Around the year 1993 and 1994, the NBB or the National Biodiesel Board formed a subdivision known as the National Biodiesel Foundation or the NBF. Its primary task was to carry out numerous activities in fields of literature, science and education. It also consisted of the research and development of the uses of fuels and other goods that are obtained from the soybeans. The basic goal of the foundation is to acquire funds from outside the biodiesel industry and to enhance the funding of the development plants of the biodiesel.

The NBB has been up-to the mark till date as can be seen by the website of the board. The website, on its homepage provides us with the information of biodiesel as well as the current news that is associated with the biodiesel industry. The most important aspect of the website is that, it has provided direct links to the most frequently requested information about the industry as well as the fuel. This helps the new enthusiasts who want to join the industry.

The website also provides us with a direct search link on the top of the website so that you may search any information that you want. The website also provides you with direct links with the market segments and the site index which facilitates you to choose which ever topic you want. There is also a ‘members only’ area on the homepage.



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Matt Oconnor asked:


Biodiesel has been getting its share of interest among people in the search for alternative fuels. The cost of oils has been steadily going up in the worldwide market and many think it is time to find alternative sources to tone down in some way the rising costs of using gas and other petroleum-derived fuels. One of the alternatives found to have promise is the production of biodiesel.

Biodiesel refers to a type of processed fuel that can be derived from biological sources. It can be readily used in diesel engine vehicles. This distinguishes it from the use of straight vegetable oils (SVO) or waste vegetable oils (WVO) as the chosen alternative which requires vehicles to have modified diesel engines installed in order to make use of such fuels.

What makes biodiesel also an ideal alternative is that it is biodegradable and non-toxic. Biodiesel also provides considerably fewer combustion emissions when compared to petroleum-based diesel fuel.

Since biodiesel can readily be used in current diesel engines without having to modify them, it has the potential to supplement the use of petroleum-based fuels as a primary energy source to fill up the need of the world’s transportation sector. And not only that, biodiesel holds the promise of being used as a cheaper alternative heating fuel for domestic and commercial boilers.

Biodiesel can be used in its pure form or it may also be blended with petroleum diesel. It provides a number of advantages and benefits with its use. One of biodiesel’s better properties is its high lubricity index. Higher than that of pure petrodiesel, this excellent lubricating property of biodiesel can greatly contribute to lengthening the life of an engine’s fuel injector.

Biodiesel is also a better solvent than conventional diesel and has been shown to break down residue deposits in fuel lines that have previously been using conventional diesel products. That’s why fuel filters becoming clogged with residue particles as the biodiesel does its work of cleaning the engine has become so common. A change of filter after running 600-800 miles on biodiesel is recommended to solve this problem.

There are subsequent environmental benefits when choosing to use biodiesel over conventional petroleum based diesel. Biodiesel use results in a significantly reduced emission of carbon monoxide. Biodiesel also contains fewer hydrocarbons and can reduce tailpipe particle emissions by as much as 20 percent.

Biodiesel also has low sulfur content without compromising its natural viscosity and lubricating properties which is usually the case when using ultra-low sulfur petrodiesel varieties. It’s also biodegradable and non-toxic, which makes it a more environmentally friendly alternative.

It is being suggested by many biodiesel advocates that excess or waste vegetable oil can be the best source of oil to produce this alternative fuel. But the current available supply is unfortunately lesser than the amount of petroleum-based fuel that is burned for transportation and home heating all over the world. Gallons upon gallons of waste vegetable oil are produced by US restaurants every day.

But this may not be enough to satisfy the need for more and more fuel. Producing biodiesel from animal fats may not be feasible enough to replace petrodiesel just yet because of its limited supply. However, research is underway to find ways and to develop systems which could make biodiesel more available and help answer the growing needs of alternative fuel.



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Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


What is a Biodiesel?

Biodiesel can be differentiated from the waste vegetable oils (WVO) or from the straight vegetable oils (SVO) which are used as fuels in some diesel vehicles. Biodiesel is a diesel that is equivalent to the processed fuel which results from the biological sources such as vegetable oils that can be used in unmodified diesel engine vehicles. Biodiesel is considered to be the fuel for future. It is an alternative fuel which is made from renewable resources.

Biodiesel is a very safe fuel which can be used in any diesel engine vehicle. While preparation of Biodiesel does not involve any harmful ingredients and also it does not produce any harmful byproducts. You can prepare Biodiesel at your own place. The ingredients to prepare Biodiesel are triglyceride fat or oil i.e. vegetable which is used in cooking, a strong base like sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or potassium hydroxide (KOH) and a relatively pure alcohol. Biodiesel is one of the cheapest, safest and cleanest fuels available.

Solvents used in a Biodiesel

Large numbers of solvents are used in a bio diesel plant. The types and the solvent used are basically dependent on the type of the plant. The solvents may also be various chemicals used. Alkyl esters are used in many ways. One of such way is it is used as a solvent in the Biodiesel and it also is used as chemical intermediates which is required for the formation of the detergents.

The pure form of Biodiesel can be used in its pure form. This Biodiesel may include unburned hydrocarbons and it also contains carbon monoxides. This is on of the most efficient way to use a Biodiesel especially when the biodegradability and non-toxicity are important factors.

The solvent properties of the bio diesel are at the highest intensity and they may also cause problems with the loosening of lacquer deposits in the tanks which have he lines and fuels. The problem of the solvents with the B100 is more or less a major concern when the use of the blends is made.

Some of the solvents generally used are hexane, isopropanol, methanol, isopropanol, oil etc People also produce Biodiesel from the alkali and acid process. Vegetable oil or the waste cooking oil is used for making Biodiesel. The acid based process which requires waste cooking oil is very economic allover.

Some of the projects which use extensive amount are mentioned below:

In Egypt a project has been undertaken which involves the use of the Jatropha as a potential Biodiesel feedstock. Another project in which the Biodisel Fuel from the non edible Vegetable oil is also under taken as a collaborative project by UNH Biodiesel group and the famous National Research Center (NRC), Cairo. Oil is used in large amount and it is extracted from the seeds. In these projects solvents like oil, methanol, and glycerol are extensively used. The chemical reaction of the solvents and the materials used can be future summarized in the following manner:- Oil + 3 Methanol [using NaOH or KOH catalyst] = 3 Biodiesel (Methyl Ester) + Glycerol. The main objective behind the research was to study the transesterification of the oil extracted to the Biodisel.



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Mike Boyd asked:

With gas prices increasing and growing environmental awareness, the need to consider alternate energy and fuel sources are becoming a necessity. One alternative is the use of Biodiesel fuel, which is becoming more and more popular today.

Because Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning diesel fuel, made from 100% natural, 100% renewable vegetable sources, its uses in today’s society may surprise you. Below are nine ways Biodiesel is being used. Some of which you may never have realized.

1) Biodiesel Car Rental – Yes that’s right. A Maui and Los Angeles car rental rents cars that run on Biodiesel. These cars get between 400 and 800 miles per tank! Not bad when consider the price of gas these days.

2) Home heating fuel – More people are taking a look at Biodiesel as an alternative for heating their home. Most oil-fired or boiler furnaces can use Biodiesel (B20), which is a fuel made of 80 percent traditional heating oil and 20 percent Biodiesel. Some people are getting their furnaces adapted to be able to burn B100, a fuel made entirely of vegetable oils, which burns much cleaner than traditional heating oil.

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