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Straight corn oil cannot be used directly as a fuel in any engines. It must first be refined in a similar way to the crude oil which comes from underground oil wells.
One way is to use the corn oil as the raw material for the production of a fuel suitable for internal combustion engines: first ferment the corn oil and then distil the resulting "brew" to make ethanol.
Ethanol is an alcohol that can be used directly as a fuel for gasoline engines and it can also be used as a good "fuel supplement" when mixed - in small amounts - with the normal diesel fuel that is used for diesel engines.
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Does soybeans make fuel?
You can try using corn oil for biodiesel. Corn oil is used for cooking and used cooking oil is used for diesel fuel. Actually, the process of cooking with oil performs the same process on the corn oil as crackling does in an oil refinery. Thus, it would be possible to take corn oil and mix it with petroleum in a refinery and create diesel fuel.
Can number 4 fuel oil be used in a diesel engine?
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What kind of fuel can be used instead of diesel?
heavy fuel oil can be ssed instead of diesel.
What are the materials in used cooking oil substitute for diesel?
Vegetable Oil Fuel Conversion
Is diesel a gas or an oil?
diesel is a fuel that has oil in it
How many calories in 1 liter Diesel oil?
There are not any calories in diesel fuel oil. Diesel fuel oil should not be consumed by humans or animals. Consumption of the fuel oil can be fatal.
What is Automotive Gas oil?
Gas Oil or Gazoil is what is called in the UK Diesel - the fuel oil used in the Compression Diesel engine as used by 90% of all Trucks Wagons Semis etc !! It is very similar to fuel oil used for heating ! But more refined !
Can diesel fuel anti gel additive be used for heating oil?
Yes, home heating oil and diesel fuel are almost identical and can be used interchangeably. Home heating oil used in a diesel vehicle is subject to road tax and you can be fined if caught using it to avoid road tax.
What fuel did Rudolf Diesel want to use?
he used peanut oil
Can diesel fuel replace fuel oil in your house?
Have used both on the samesystem with no negative effects.
Can vegetable oil be used as fuel for a diesel engine?
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Is diesel oil and diesel the same?
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