Thursday, April 21, 2011

Brown Grease To Produce Green Fuel

By John Erickson


Used Frying Oil To Create Biofuel Most substantial biodiesel companies have engineered a built-in system for the gathering and recycling of used frying oils (UFO) or waste vegetable oil (WVO) to generate bio-fuel. The collection will examine various activity industries: cafes, fast food outlets, educational institutions as well as the domestic sector. What exactly is Biodiesel?

This alternative fuel is produced from the transesterification of veggie oils and is known as biodiesel or methyl ester. The process removes and breaks larger sized and more viscous glycerol estercompounds that will not combust well in present diesel-powered engines.

Bio-diesel has become modern day and has moved outside of experimental and niche market segments straight into the main stream just talk to Willie Nelson and his Bio Willie group. Willie Nelson Supports Bio Fuel and has created Willie Nelson Biodiesel Company to distribute his own blend of biodiesel fuel called BioWillie. Composed of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel, or B20, BioWillie is currently available at various locations in Texas and along the Eastern Seaboard.

Biodiesel can be used in any diesel vehicle in pure form or mixed in any amount with regular fossil-diesel. Biodiesel has combustion properties almost identical to mineral diesel and can replace it in most uses. Less harmful than table salt and as bio-degradable as sugar, bio-diesel is most often blended with petroleum based diesel.

Biodiesel is considered a best replacement for diesel fuels around the world as a primary transportation fuel resource because it truly is environment friendly. Using biodiesel in blends extend the existing fossil fuel supply chain infrastructure and logistics.

Biodiesel can be made from a multitude of biomass oils, which includes used cooking oil (UCO) and tallow (animal fats). Methanol or Ethanol is utilized . together with sodium hydroxide in controlled conditions enabling the oil-based material to be turned into fatty acid methylester (FAME).

Environmental Benefits of Using Reprocessed Vegetable oils for biodiesel

Reprocessed vegetable oils come from oils utilized in the hotel and restaurant industries including household kitchens. By recycling used vegetable oil, its disposal is actually avoided and underground well water reserves and municipal sewage lines are protected. Using biodiesel cuts down on most contamination pollutants from standard diesel-powered motors resulting in a positive impact for the atmosphere and human health.

Biofuel is produced from alternative biomass resources (vegetable oils, both virgin and recycled), which significantly reduces reliance on fossil fuels, while increasing our national security and diversity of resources. The usage of biofuels will provide employment and stimulate our overall economy nationally not in foreign countries.




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