Monday, May 9, 2016

Biodiesel, I think?

Here's some research I accumulated regarding the topic of Biodiesel:

 General Applications

  • Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most injection pump diesel engines
  • With 80-90% of oil spill costs invested in shoreline cleanup, there is a search for more efficient and cost-effective methods to extract oil spills from the shorelines. Biodiesel has displayed its capacity to significantly dissolve crude oil, depending on the source of the fatty acids
  • Depending on the engine, this might include high pressure injection pumps, pump injectors (also called unit injectors) and fuel injectors

Benefits;

  • domestically produced, clean-burning, renewable substitute for petroleum diesel. Using biodiesel as a vehicle fuel increases energy security, improves air quality and the environment, and provides safety benefits
  •  Biodiesel is produced in the U.S. and used in conventional diesel engines, directly substituting for or extending supplies of traditional petroleum diesel-- no need for petroleum imports
  • reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to near zero levels
  • reduces greenhouse gas emissions because carbon dioxide released from biodiesel combustion is offset by the carbon dioxide absorbed while growing the soybeans or other feedstock
  • B100 use reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than 75% compared with petroleum diesel. Using B20 reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 15%
  • Biodiesel improves fuel lubricity and raises the cetane number of the fuel
  • Diesel engines depend on the lubricity of the fuel to keep moving parts from wearing 

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