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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Our Best Web Links For Biodiesel Fuel Pictures
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1. TIME.com -- Joe Klein: Staying—and Overstaying—the Course
... potential as a source of biodiesel fuel. He mentioned this ... the construction of alternative-fuel infrastructure. It is not ... of all time Paradise Lost? Pictures of the Week Multimedia: The ...
http://www.time.com/time/ ...,9565,1071193,00.html |
2. BioLyle's Biodiesel Workshop
... educator who makes all his own fuel using discarded restaurant oil ... The Cascade People's Center biodiesel project. Contact: biolyle ... combine relevant facts with pictures, video, and demonstrations ...
http://www.biolyle.com/ |
3. Deep Green Crystals: May 2006 Archives
... content of ANY alternative fuel (120,000BTU) and it's high ... May 29, 2006 Diesel and Biodiesel in Italy One of our guys ... back from Italy with these pictures: Biodiesel is the middle one ...
http://www.martinandalex. ...es/2006/05/index.html |
4. Grassolean.com :: Home of the Biodiesel Station
... club to produce cheaper fuel (Australian Broadcasting ... of thousands of people about biodiesel through her appearances on ... biofuel adventures and new pictures of her with her veggie ...
http://www.grassolean.com ...x.html?textFile=daryl |
5. Untitled Document
Withinsight Video Productions Home | Store | videos | Pictures | Contact Biodiesel Biodiesel can be run in any diesel engine in place of diesel fuel without modification to the engine. This is ...
http://homepage.mac.com/w .../videos/biodiesel.htm |
6. Waste Cooking Oil For Fuel at Fuel Oil
... Oils An organization providing a collection service for used cooking oil to produce biodiesel fuel. Links pictures their network of restaurants for grease and their projects. The most reliable cost ...
http://www.crazystuff.inf ...king-Oil-For-Fuel.php |
7. Virgin Records America :: News
... headline tour that she would travel in a bus modified to run on environmentally-friendly biodiesel fuel. 30 Seconds to Mars Makes Music Video History Nov 16, 2006 30 SECONDS TO MARS MAKES MUSIC VIDEO ...
http://www.virginrecords.com/home/news.aspx |
8. SolarPanels - solar energy future pictures
... Pictures 20 second Computer rendered part power pictures show a look into the solar future a. Site Map Home Renewable Energy Alternative Fuel Biodiesel Green Building Permaculture Biodiversity ...
http://www.sustainability ...y-future-pictures.htm |
9. GS CleanTech Corporation - Press Room - GS CleanTech Executes Agreement with...
http://www.gs-cleantech.com/news.php?id=41
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10. Biomass Energy Foundation Bookstore - technical books about renewable fuels ...
... with historical and modern pictures of gasifiers. An outstanding ... TANK: HOW TO MAKE CHEAP, CLEAN FUEL FROM FREE VEGETABLE OIL ... and praxis on producing Biodiesel fuel from vegetable oils ...
http://www.woodgas.com/bookstore.htm |
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http://axelis.com/index.p ...y&cat=0902&name=Autos
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12. AgWired » 2005 » June
... dont always make for pretty pictures but there was a whole lot of ... had people waiting. The 2005 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo set up ... 49 am Turning Corn Oil Into Biodiesel Fuel Filed under: Corn ...
http://www.agwired.com/2005/06/ |
13. Cleantech blog
... I hope the problem is a long-anticipated event: a clogged fuel filter due to the solvent properties of biodiesel. ItÄôs Sunday. ItÄôs the last day of operations for the campsite. Providence the ...
http://www.cleantechblog.com/ |
14. spa filter cleaner
... Pool Pumps, Filters & Cleaners ... NEW BIODIESEL FUEL OIL BARREL HAND PUMP ROTARY $19.80 ... ... html 2004 amature bmx huntington beach pictures ... design original ideas sebastian bach2c ...
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15. alternative fuel information.
... alternative fuel photos, stock photos, pictures ... Alternative Fuels - What Are They ... ... Thing of the Day: Vegetable Oil as Diesel Fuel Biodiesel, Vegetable-Based Fuel for Diesel Engines ...
http://www.atelierdumulti ...alternative_fuel.html |
16. Five Regions of The Future - Entries by Region: Local
... The Japanese have been able to use a safe and abundant material, glucose and sucrose, both sugars, to act as catalysts in the production of biodiesel fuel. Although some petrochemicals are used in ...
http://www.fiveregionsoft ...trictToCategory=Local |
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