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 Companies
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Our Best Web Links For Biodiesel Companies
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1. Clean Cities: Clean Cities Now: Vol. 9, No. 3 - October 2005
... These provisions include a federal tax credit for biodiesel blending companies for up to $1 per gallon of biodiesel mixed with diesel fuel. More Milwaukee Airport Boosts CNG Use A few years ago, the ...
http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/ccn/ |
2. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute
... and coordination for organizations and companies within the alternative fuel vehicle industry ... ... fuel vehicles include those that operate on biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas ...
http://www.afvi.org/ |
3. The Australian Investor: The Investment Information Service
... Section Home > Companies The following companies have items available to view on this website ... ... Corporation Limited (not listed) Australian Biodiesel Group Limited ACU Australian Cancer ...
http://www.australianinvestor.com.au/Companies.asp |
4. Lindquist & Vennum PLLP, with law offices in Minneapolis and Denver -- Publi...
... PDF format) Director Liability: Be Aware of the Risks (Biodiesel Magazine, April/May 2005) looks at liability issues facing directors at small and mid-cap companies. By Mark Hanson and Todd Guerrero ...
http://www.lindquist.com/ ...D2-84D0-41474ECC39FA} |
5. biodiesel Buyer, Manufacturer, Supplier, Importer, Exporter, Manufacturers, ...
... biodiesel Home> Directory> Search Results Nov 28, 2005 15:42:20 GMT Keywords : biodiesel 2 companies found. Page 1 of 1 Animals Vegetables Prepared Foodstuffs Mineral Products Chemical ...
http://www.ecplaza.net/ec ...ch&keywords=biodiesel |
6. Ecosalus - The Biology of Celebrity-Fan Interaction
... companies e7o, the economic recycling of the refusals, a smaller pollution from smells and one reduced presence of bugs. The better one I use of the bioenergia coming from from biodiesel ...
http://www.ecosalus.com/ |
7. Chemical Consortium Biodiesel Facility Featured in Press
... CEO of Chemical Consortium stated, "The interest in the local market is very high for biodiesel. Many companies have looked at the area, but to date, Chemical Consortium is the only serious player ...
http://www.thesoyfanclub. ...based/ccb11012005.asp |
8. Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Peak Oil News and Message Boards
... to delete a $4.3 billion tax increase on oil companies in the measure, which passed on a vote of 64 ... ... on fuels with up to 10 percent admixtures of biodiesel or bioethanol," it said after meetings with ...
http://ww.peakoil.com/ |
9. Biodiesel Group Survey ::
... Hopefully this publication will aid in the building of future successful organizations and increase the level of communication between biodiesel companies and organizations across the nation. We ask ...
http://www.biodieselresou ...veyor/index.php?sid=9 |
10. Southern Biodiesel Company Jackson Mississippi
... and is one of the leading agriculture-energy companies in America specializing in agricultural and renewable fuels products. Premium biodiesel is a fuel manufactured from vegetable oils and ...
http://www.sobiodiesel.com/ |
11. California Biodiesel Consumers' Conference
... Similarly, small distributors committed to B100 and passenger car/small business users already do a better job of serving consumers than is done by petroleum distribution companies for whom biodiesel ...
http://www.biodieselconsumers.org/background.htm |
12. Blue Sun BioDiesel: Management Team
... contracts, and works closely with engineering companies and technology providers, as well as managing ... ... Development John R. Long co-founded Blue Sun Biodiesel in November 2001 and focuses on regional ...
http://www.gobluesun.com/biodieselmanagement.php |
13. what tian has learned: Testing the Biodiesel Bandwagon
... Companies with large trucking fleets with much greater fuel consumptions would benefit much more from biodiesel than anyone else. posted by tian at 4:37 PM 9 Comments: Marnie said... I saw that ...
http://www.tian.cc/2005/0 ...diesel-bandwagon.html |
14. illumin : article : Biodiesel: A Realistic Alternative?
... A potential switch to biodiesel has another benefit: neither environmentalists nor oil companies argue with the fact that fossil fuels are dirtier than biodiesel. Gasoline, traditional diesel, and ...
http://illumin.usc.edu/article.php?articleID=129 |
15. Future 500: Maximizing return to stakeholders at the world's leading companies
... like polylactic acid (PLA) and biofuels like bioethanol, and biodiesel ñ are mass-produced and cost-effective today. To help companies make the shift, we have joined with an initiative called SEED ...
http://future500seed.grassroots.com/ |
16. Grassroots Biodiesel and Vegetable Oil Fuel Homepage
... product. Biodiesel is currently being manufactured at an industrial scale by large companies but can also be made on a small scale with simple technology. We hope to be a clearinghouse for biodiesel ...
http://www.dancingrabbit.org/biodiesel/ |
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