01-26-2006, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dabenz
Biodiesel is a plant-based "synthetic diesel" fuel. Straight vegetable oil (SVO), used as a fuel, is biodiesel. Waste vegetable oil (WVO), used as a fuel, is biodiesel. Vegetable oil that is processed to change it's molecular structure (I don't know if there's an abbreviation) is biodiesel. That's the way it will be unless the standards folks create completely different standards for SVO and WVO. Yes, standards are needed if this new industry is going to suceed. Straight biodiesel in any form won't work up here in the winter without preheating...
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Taken from the National Biodiesel Board (my bold added for emphasis):
General Definition of Biodiesel:
Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751.
Clarifying language to general definition:
Biodiesel can be used in any concentration with petroleum based diesel fuel in existing diesel engines with little or no modification. Biodiesel is not the same thing as raw vegetable oil. It is produced by a chemical process which removes the glycerin from the oil.
Technical Definition for Biodiesel (ASTM D 6751) and Biodiesel Blend:
Biodiesel, n—a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of ASTM D 6751.
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