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Who made biodiesel?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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How is biodiesel made?

cheese


What is biodiesel made of and what uses it?

Biodiesel is a more earth friendly fuel for vehicles if it is combined and used properly. Typically biodiesel is made from vegatable oil, soybeans(in the United States) and animal fats.


Where do you get biodiesel?

You often only find biodiesel in the Midwest or areas where corn is a big market. Biodiesel is made out of corn and that's why. Biodiesel will make your diesel engine get better gas mileage just so you know.


How can biodiesel help the planet?

Biodiesel is replenishable where fossil fuels aren't. Biodiesel is made from biomass such as corn, rapeseed, sugarcane and even algae. The CO2 produced from burning biodiesel is indirectly reabsorbed by the plants that will make the next batch of biodiesel. Fossil fuels just release CO2.


Can tractors be made to use biodiesel?

Biodiesel, made from vegetation and algae, is used for powering vehicles and machinery instead of using diesel, which is a fossil fuel causing global warming.


What is a biodiesel?

A biodiesel is any variety of fuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons.


What food has biodiesel in it?

None strictly speaking. Biodiesel is, amongst other things, made from disused or waste frying oil. So anything that is cooked or prepared in a deep fryer might be contributing to biodiesel. But not all waste oil is collected for biodiesel processing.


What is biodiesel fuel made from?

it is made from soybeans fatty acid animals fat plants


Can biodiesel produce less CO2 than is absorbed by the plants that made it?

no it can not


Is biodiesel renewable?

Yes. It is made from vegetable oil which can be produced again.


What fuel is made out of vegetable oil?

It's usually called biodiesel.


How can tallow be used for the production of biodiesel?

Tallow is rendered mutton, beef or other bovine fat. Biodiesel can be made from tallow using similar methods and processes to plant oils. The resulting biodiesel has a higher cetane number than plant oil biodiesel meaning a cleaner and more efficient fuel.