Why BioDiesel?

Biodiesel offers numberous advantages over unblended petroleum diesel:

• Renewable
• High flash point - Low flamability
• Biodegradable - biodiesel biodegrades as fast as sugar - USDA sponsored tests
• Non-toxic - biodiesel is safter than salt - USDA sponsored tests
• Low emissions:

• Air Toxins: -60% to -90%
• Sulfur Oxide: -100%
• Nitrogen Oxide: +5.8%
• Particulates: -55.4%
• Hydrocarbons: -56.3%
• Carbon Monoxide: -43.2%

• Beneficial Impact on Greehouse Gasses
• Approximately an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions according to a study conducted by USDA and DOE

 

• Performance
• High Cetane (>50 vs 42)
• High Lubricity (> 6000g vs 3100g SLBOCLE)
• 1% blend biodiesel increases lubricity by up to 65%
• BTU Content (120,000 BTU/gal vs 126,000)

 

• Biodiesel Helps to Preserve and Protect Natural Resources
• Energy Balance - for every one unit of energy needed to produce biodiesel, 3.24 units of energy are gained (USDA/DOE)