Pure Biodiesel Advantages
Looking closely at biodiesel, we find that its physical and chemical properties are very similar to petroleum based diesel fuel in terms of operation in compression ignition engines (diesel engines). Therefore, biodiesel can be used in diesel engines without expensive alterations to the engine or fuel system.
When it comes to listing the advantages of biodiesel, there are many and advocates say these include low emissions, better scent, and higher lubricity. According to a DOE report, biodiesel has a lower energy content than regular diesel, but performs as well as diesel when mixed with diesel in blends of up to 20 percent.
The possibility of bio-diesel has been around for a long while, but it is only now, as oil appears scarcer and less secure that people are starting to invest in the possibilities which exist for it as an automotive fuel.
As the transport sector is likely to be the fastest growing contributor to greenhouse gas emissions for most of this century, and diesel prices climbing steadily, that the advantages of biodiesel are being appreciated by governments around the world.
However, there is as yet no source of biodiesel that is cheap and plentiful enough to meet the potential demand. The advantages of biodiesel are many; it is renewable, domestic, clean and can be based on a variety of vegetable feed stocks. Some early fleet reviews have also indicated long term maintenance reductions, but stay tuned for more on this. The advantages of biodiesel are; it is a renewable fuel, carbon dioxide neutral, low sulphur, non-toxic, biodegradable, produced locally in the UK, and when used it usually reduces emissions. Thus, overall biodiesel offers a range of environmental benefits unrivalled by any other alternative transport fuel.
Pure Biodiesel is non-toxic, biodegradable and greenhouse gas neutral. As a blended addition to Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, Biodiesel reduces pollution, particulates (soot) and hydrocarbons and restores lubricity lost due to the reduction of sulphur compounds in ULSD (thereby reducing engine wear). Both Biodiesel and mineral diesel have similar energy and power content and have proven to be of a similar retail value at the pump.
Mineral diesel fuel is produced from mineral crude oil, whereas Biodiesel is produced from a variety of feedstocks including used vegetable oil, tallow from meat processing and vegetable oils, including but not limited to rape, canola, soy, linseed, palm, coconut, mustard and cotton oils. It can also be manufactured from tallow oil and used cooking oils. Biodiesel has emerged as a realistic and desirable alternative, or blended addition, to mineral diesel and is becoming an increasingly valuable contributor to the world’s drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It has been in general pure use for the last 10 years in continental Europe. However, the majority of UK Biodiesel production is expected to be used as a 5-20% blend with mineral diesel. In the UK, a 5 per cent. Biodiesel blend is currently being marketed on forecourts; Petroplus, a significant diesel refiner, markets “Bioplus” and Greenergy, a significant distributor of green fuels (25 per cent. owned by Tesco plc), markets “Global Diesel”. Biodiesel, when added to ULSD, restores lubricity lost due to the reduction of sulphur compounds, as well as adding environmental benefits to the blend. Pure Biodiesel has many advantages including:
Greenhouse gas neutral. It is also non toxic and biodegradable; it is fully degraded in a waterway environment within approximately 28 days.
Significant lubricant characteristics enabling a reduction in wear and extended efficiency for injectors and for all engines using ULSD, resulting in lower maintenance costs.
- Virtually zero sulphur content.
- Zero aromatic content (toluene and benzene).
- Similar energy and power content to ULSD.
- Significant reduction in particulates (soot) and hydrocarbons.
- Reduces pollution, as there is a 70 per cent. reduction of carbon monoxide emissions in diesel exhausts.
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