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What is the name for decomposed vegetable matter?
Compost and humus are the terms which are used to designate the organic matter which results from decomposed kitchen scraps and yard litter. Compost identifies the generalized product of the above-mentioned process whereas the dark-colored, fresh-colored, nutrient-rich manifestation of that compost is known as humus.
What does biofuel do?
Bio fuel is basically fuel but instead of using fossil fuel to make it, you use matter to make it (for example: vegetable oil can be used to produce Bio-fuel.PS: You should use wikipedia.org.
What do biofuels do?
Bio fuel is basically fuel but instead of using fossil fuel to make it, you use matter to make it (for example: vegetable oil can be used to produce Bio-fuel.PS: You should use wikipedia.org.
What is peat?
peat is a noun, and refers to partially carbonized vegetable matter, usually mosses, found in bogs and used as fertilizer and fuel. (answers.com). It is used as mulch, but in the past it was burned in homes to heat them.Peat is the build up of broken down organic matter that is used to make fossil fuels. It is often found in swamp areas.
What is the amount of living matter in a habitat called?
The term used is biomass. Although recently dead and decomposed biomass is included. This can include coal and oil.
How is bio fuel made and what is made from?
bio fuel consist of waste bio degradable material like paper, vegetables, cow dung, leaves, eatables, these things are decomposed in a container which leads to formation of gases that can be used as bio fuel .
Can vegetable oil be used as fuel for a diesel engine?
Diesel engines can be operated with 'biofuel' with the proper adjustments.
Could vegetable oil be used as a fuel?
Yes, in diesel engines. I know because my dad uses it.
What is the dark colored organic matter found in soil and used by plants?
I believe it's called humus. It's decomposed plants and in some cases animals.
Is fertilizer organic?
Some fertilizer that comes as decomposed plant matter, or livestock feces, are organic fertilizers. But fertilizers that come in a highly concentrated form and mixed with petroleum and other fossil fuel products are not organic. The latter form is most commonly used in large commercial crop operations.
Is vegetable oil chemically similar to the oil used in car?
Yes. Vegetable oils are used to make bio diesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Vegetable oils are also used to make biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are used in unmodified vehicles but straight vegetable oil, also known as pure plant oil, needs specially prepared vehicles which have a method of heating the oil to reduce its viscosity. The vegetable oil economy is growing and the availability of biodiesel around the world is increasing. The NNFCC estimate that the total net greenhouse gas savings when using vegetable oils in place of fossil fuel-based alternatives for fuel production, range from 18 to 100%. source: Wikipedia
What are the materials in used cooking oil substitute for diesel?
Vegetable Oil Fuel Conversion
