1) Fuel
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1) Modern renewable fuel
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Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil - or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl, or propyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids (e.g., vegetable oil, animal fat (tallow)) with an alcohol producing fatty acid esters. Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thu...
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A type of diesel fuel made from biological material such as vegetable oil or animal fat.
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(from the article `Biofuels—The Next Great Source of Energy?`) ...ethanol biofuel is made primarily from sugarcane, and it is commonly used as 100% ethanol fuel or in gasoline blends containing 85% ethanol. The ... ...the fertilizer used to grow biofuel crops led to the release of nitrous oxide, a gas whose greenhouse effect was 30...
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A type of biofuel that can be used in place of diesel fuel in modified engines. Biodiesel, which consists of fatty acid alkyl esters, is a cleaner burning diesel replacement fuel produced (by a process known as transesterification) from natural, renewable sources such as new and used vegetable oils ...
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A biofuel produced through transesterification, a process in which organically- derived oils are combined with alcohol (ethanol or methanol) in the presence of a catalyst to form ethyl or methyl ester. The biomass- derived ethyl or methyl esters can be blended with conventional diesel fuel or used as a neat fuel (100% biodiesel). Biodiesel can be m...
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Biodiesel is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as a pure fuel or as a fuel additiv
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biodiesel 1. A substitute for diesel fuel made wholly or partly from organic products, especially processed vegetable oils; such as, soybean oil and groundnut oil. 2. Any liquid biofuel suitable as a diesel fuel substitute or diesel fuel additive or extender; typically made from oils; such as, soybeans, rapeseed, or sunflowers, from animal tallow,...
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Diesel fuel derived from renewable lipid feedstocks, such as vegetable oils and animal fats. See also: Biodiesel B100, Biodiesel B20.
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A biodegradable transportation fuel for use in diesel engines. Biodiesel is produced through the transesterification of organically derived oils or fats. It may be used either as a replacement for or as a component of diesel fuel.
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