Making Biodiesel Fuel
It seems like an environmentally friendly gift from
above - making your own biodiesel fuel. With recent fuel
price hikes, and the growing awareness that we need to
do something about the amount of fossil fuels being
used, it seems like a great idea to replace them with
biodiesel. But while it's becoming more common to see
promotions for making your own biodiesel fuel, there are
a few things you need to think about before you go
ahead.
Firstly, what is biodiesel fuel? Basically, it's fuel
made from either animal fats, vegetable oils, or a
combination of both. The most common choice is usually
straight vegetable oil, often referred to as SVO. While
making your own biodiesel at home sounds like a great
idea, the reality is that very few households use enough
vegetable oil or animal fat to supply a big enough
quantity of raw product. It's almost impossible for you
to use enough raw product at home to keep up with your
motor vehicle fuel needs.
That's why some companies have decided to search for
bigger quantities of raw product. As a result, they're
working with bakeries, restaurants and other businesses
that use deep fryers, collecting their used oil and
recycling it. Once the oils are blended they can be made
into biodiesel fuel. It's still the same process you
would use if you wanted to make biodiesel fuel at home,
but because these companies have access to a much larger
amount of raw product, they can produce biodiesel on a
scale that makes it more viable.
Of course, it's not as simple as just taking the
vegetable oil, waving a magic wand over it and you have
biodiesel. It needs to be mixed and stored, and that can
be a logistical nightmare once you have a larger amount
of raw product. Plus, to make biodiesel from waste
vegetable oil, you have to de-water it, filter it and
then de-acidify it.
Still, if you're only interested in producing small
quantities of biodiesel, it certainly can be done at
home. Most households use around 600 gallons of gas a
year. Prices vary, but you could expect to pay at least
$1700. If you could produce the equivalent amount of
biodiesel, you would pay about one quarter of that. Plus
you'd know you were helping the environment.
Starting with clean raw products, rather than using
waste oils, makes it easier, because there's no need to
store or "clean" the raw product. Even though the clean
raw product costs more, you can still save a substantial
amount over buying gas. Plus you're doing the
environment a favor, which is always good. So if you're
interested in making your own biodiesel fuel, give it a
go. Your pocketbook and the environment will thank you.
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Review Our Directory for Biodiesel And Vw Engines
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Our Best Web Links For Biodiesel And Vw Engines
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1. Grease Works! :: Biodiesel, SVO & VW Specialists
... effects testing. -- National Biodiesel Board, (NBB) There are 7 ... List an Ad ] Home > Diesel Engines Found 4 listings, Displaying ... It ... S. 2$ More...... WANTED VW/Audi 2.0L Turbo Diesel (01/09 ...
http://www.greaseworks.or ...ieds&file=index&cat=6 |
2. Ford fuel pumps
... automobiles: 1) Lada 2) VW series 3) Mercedes-Benz 4) BMW ... Willie Nelson Launches Biodiesel Pump in San Diego File ... for virtually all popular engines, including; Chevy Big Block ...
http://1180.4tnsg.info/ |
3. Boulder Biodiesel
... Biodiesel Quick Links: Recent Discussions ï 2000 VW TDI Jetta for Sale (1) ï Re: fuel pump,Repair ... ... area. Biodiesel is a renewable, domestically produced fuel for diesel engines that is ...
http://boulderbiodiesel.com/ |
4. ITS-Davis e-news: Issue 28, August 2006
... ethanol combustion in internal combustion engines and its effects on efficiency, power and ... ... fuel cell vehicle, student Rusty Heffner s biodiesel VW Golf, and a Challenge X team vehicle on ...
http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/news/enews/issue28/ |
5. FRYBRID SVO/WVO FORUM an open and public discussion of Vegetable Oil as a fuel
... of conversions and how various engines fare. 1990 VW Jetta TD 1.6L by Mazdasly75 10-13-2006 ... ... by cgoodwin 10-21-2006 01:49 PM 10 10 Biodiesel Posts relating to the production of Biodiesel ...
http://www.frybrid.com/forum/ |
6. GreenWheels
... Infomation On LPG CNG Biodiesel Hybrid/Electric Hydrogen ... developing cars with smaller engines and have invested in low ... heavy as the old versions. The VW Golf has become not only half a ...
http://www.greenerwheels. ...news/bdeWSGZOrbpQweW0 |
7. 2006 October
... and 380Nm of torque, and is biodiesel ready. Biodiesel fuel up to a 30% mixture can be used without ... ... Test Fiat to use Cherys AVL-designed ACTECO engines VW Cars showroom opens, pricelist available ...
http://paultan.org/archives/2006/10/ |
8. Hemmings Auto Blogs » alt-fuel cars
... unnamed designer was. And what engines he was thinking of using to ... that theyÄôre saying runs on biodiesel, so that it sounds earthy ... to Edmunds Inside Line, VWs Electronics Research ...
http://blog.hemmings.com/ ...tegory/alt-fuel-cars/ |
9. Truck Accessory Guide
... are a sub compact class with engines limited to 660cc of ... vehicles in Japan such as mini VW van replicas. They look like ... a bargain, either, but with biodiesel, the potential to make your ...
http://truckaccessoryguide.com/ |
10. Independent News Portal COAnews: coanews.org : Links
... Biodeisel For use in Deisel engines only Journeytoforever ... fuel Fatmobile - A converted a VW diesel made to run on vegetable ... Greenincubator - List of Biodiesel Producers, Retailers, and ...
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11. White House Says ÄúBoutiqueÄù Fuels Like Biodiesel, Ethanol Not Causing Ri...
... as the approval of the diesel engines that cos. like VW have had to stop producing because they don;t meet EPA approval. Of course if you run them on biodiesel, as with vehicles running on E85 ...
http://www.veggievan.org/node/194 |
12. Tax credit diesel
... percent more, but you can get a VW Beetle, Golf, ... He asked ... as HTMLthe retrofit. Diesel Engines and Air Quality. Tax Credit ... 0.16/gallon on 100 gallons of biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel Markets & ...
http://1890.v4tbj5.info/ |
13. Bus Conversion Resources - Links
... Yeah, you will find a lot of VW buses, but some are also ... 260 RV Mechanic Forums for engines, transmissions and brakes ... CNG, E85, LPG, LNG, electric, biodiesel, and hydrogen fuel. 223 ...
http://www.rv-busconversions.com/buslinks.html |
14. Power ford
... rich nations will opt for biodiesel and ethanol power and the US ... Citroen, Vauxhall, Peugeot, VW ... Haynes Max Power Ford ... a family of turbodiesel truck engines sold by Ford Motor Company ...
http://2170.giwyt.info/ |
15. Autoblog
... benchmark test adds seven new engines Dirty tricks going on in ... Decker embarks on ambitious biodiesel study Ohio hybrid drivers ... would be a diesel or a hybrid VW unveils a high-temperature fuel ...
http://hybrids.autoblog.c ...ers/sebastian-blanco/ |
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