Biodiesel
Unlike the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines, biodiesel is a drop-in biofuel, meaning it is compatible with existing diesel engines and distribution infrastructure.
However, it is usually blended with petrodiesel (typically to less than 10%) since most engines cannot run on pure biodiesel without modification. Biodiesel blends can also be used as heating oil.
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Biodiesel
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Biodiesel is a form of diesel fuel derived from plants or animals and consisting of long-chain fatty acid esters. It is typically made by chemically reacting lipids such as animal fat (tallow), soybean oil, or some other vegetable oil with an alcohol, producing a methyl, ethyl or propyl ester by the process of transesterification.
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