Biodiesel
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel which can be made using a simple chemical process from waste vegetable oil. It can be used directly in any diesel engine, either neat or mixed in any ratio with petroleum diesel.
It is a green fuel, does not contribute to the carbon dioxide (CO2) burden and produces drastically reduced engine emmisions. It is non-toxic and biodegradable.
Biodiesel has a much higher lubricity than petroleum diesel and its use can prolong engine life...
Key Advantages
- Dramatically reduced emissions
- Biodegradable
- Less noxious - fuel & exhaust emmisions
- Biodegradable
- High flashpoint - safer to store & transport
- Renewable - vegetable oil derived
- Carbon Neutral
- Non-toxic
- Used directly in unmodified diesel engine
- Higher Lubricity - can prolong engine life
- Simple to make
Renewable - Biodiesel is derived from vegetable oil which is essentially grown - a sustainable resource that will not run out.
Petroleum diesel is derived from crude oil, which is finite and will eventually run out. Carbon Neutral - Biodiesel use does not lead to any overall change in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. The vegetables from which the oil has been extracted remove CO2 from the atmosphere to grow. When biodiesel is burned the CO2 is released back into atmosphere.
Less noxious, non-toxic - Biodiesel lacks the unpleasant odour of petroleum diesel and exhaust emissions smell like a barbecue! Users can expect a near 100% reduction in Sulphur dioxide (SO2), 40-60% reduction in soot & particulates, 10-50% reduction in Carbon monoxide, and a reduction in all Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAHs - Phenanthren -97%, Benzofluoroanthen -56%, Benzapyren -71%, Aldehydes & Aromatics -13%. Unlike petroleum diesel, it is biodegradable.
£0.90 / Litre