As the price of gas rises our modern society that is so reliant on petroleum products for its energy needs has started to search for alternative ways to fuel our needs. Biodesiel can be used in compression ignition desiel engines with no major modifications.
The vegetable oil has to pass a simple chemical process that is called transesterification in order to become biodiesel. Biodiesel use results in a significantly reduced emission of carbon monoxide. Will your business be prepared to compete in a changing, greener business environment?
Biofuel is also bio-degradable so a biofuel spill is not the environmental crisis that an oil spill would be. Biodiesel and ethanol are produced from plant oils and from edible crops meaning competition for basic foodstuffs, food or oil. Many people who produce biodiesel in small processors in their backyards get most of their raw materials from business such as restaurants that produce large amounts of vegetable oil waste.
With better gas mileage, lower emissions, and the use of renewable, domestic sources, the upsides actually make biofuel cars a greener option than even hybrids. We need to determine what the true balance is between good and bad from an environmental perspective.
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