Any diesel engine can operate on Biodiesel with no modification to the engine. Older vehicles often must have their fuel lines changed from natural rubber to synthetic rubber hoses. Using B20 (a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel) requires no precautions before use. If you want to use a blend higher than B20, such as B99.9, you will need to be aware of a few precautions before proceding. B100 is compatible will ALL diesel engines as long a few precautions are taken.

Most major diesel vehicle manufacturers have already acknowledged that biodiesel will not void your warranty. Check with your dealer or diesel mechanic for further details. In the UK a 5% blend will not effect any diesel warranties.

Burning BioDiesel that meets the ASTM D-6751 specification in your vehicle is safe. There have been well over 45 million miles of real-world driving with B20 blends in a wide variety of engines, climates, and applications. Our belief is if you are careful & follow the common sense guidelines spelled out in our book, you can make BioDiesel which can meet or come very close to the ASTM D-6751 specification.

First, the quality of the biodiesel/glycerine separation. Second, doing a simple "miscibility" test your biodiesel with an equal amount of water in a jar. Thirdly by testing the pH of the fuel.

Biodiesel works in any diesel engine built after the mid-1980s and requires no modifications to the engine or the fuel system. For engines built before the mid-1980s, only minor modifications are required. Biodiesel has a solvent effect that may release deposits accumulated on tank walls and pipes from previous diesel fuel storage. Precautions should be taken initially to keep filters clean of released deposits. Use only fuel meeting the biodiesel specification (D 6751).

Yes, possibly more due to its superior cetane rating. Biodiesel does contain 5% fewer BTUs per gallon than petroleum diesel, but burns more completely than petroleum diesel. Therefore, you get more energy from the fuel with less pollution. Partially burned fuel creates waste and more air pollution.

Ans :Biodiesel can be used as a pure fuel or blended with petroleum in any percentage. B20 (a blend of 20%) by volume biodiesel with 80% by volume petroleum diesel) has demonstrated significant environmental benefits with a minimum increase in cost for fleet operations and other consumers.

Studies vary. Some laboratory research indicates slight increases in NOx by running biodiesel. Others find NOx neutral. Some claim that in "real-world driving conditions," NOx is decreased. Read more about our take on the NOx issue. Possibly. Anything in concentration can damage the environment. It is non-toxic and biodiegradable and it will generally degrade in the soil within 30 days from the time its spill, but the bottom line is: Don't spill it.

We have seen a few occurrences where Biodiesel has actually been cheaper and the prices are continuing to get closer and closer together. That being said unless specific governmental regulation prohibiting petrol-diesel sales, or requiring Biodiesel sales is enacted Biodiesel will always stay slightly more expensive that petrol-diesel. Biodiesel is a direct substitute that is a higher quality product. It is a higher quality product because it produces significantly less environmental impacts.

Scientific research confirms that Biodiesel exhaust has a less harmful impact on human health than petroleum diesel fuel. Biodiesel emissions have decreased levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrited PAH compounds that have been identified as potential cancer causing compounds. Test results indicate PAH compounds were reduced by 75 to 85 percent, with the exception of benzo(a)anthracene, which was reduced by roughly 50 percent.

Biodiesel can be used in any internal combustion diesel engine. Biodiesel can either be used in its pure form known as B100, or it can be mixed at any level with regular petroleum diesel. Some common mixtures are 20% biodiesel with 80% petro-diesel (B20) and 5% biodiesel with 95% petro-diesel (B5).

Emissions results do vary between engines and test equipment, but in our tests on an early 80's VW turbodiesel, opacity (which is used as an indicator of particulate emissions) was reduced by about 50%, compared to premium diesel fuel. Other EPA regulated emissions were about the same for all the fuels tested. Power was equal to premium diesel that test. We find no difference power while driving, between diesel and SVO/WVO, as long as the filter is clean and the SVO is heated.

No, Biodiesel has a higher lubricity than petroleum diesel and actually extends the life of your engine. No, this is a misconception that has been highly publicized but refers to a few studies funded by big oil companies. The way these studies were able to reach their conclusions was by ignoring the primary product of the grain crusher. The primary product from crushing soybeans is the meal, not the soy oil used for Biodiesel production.