biodiesel

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biodiesel

a fuel similar to diesel that is made from vegetable oil
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bi·o·die·sel

 (bī′ō-dē′zəl, -səl)
n.
A biofuel made by processing vegetable oils and other fats for use in a diesel engine, either in pure form or as an additive to conventional diesel fuel.
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biodiesel

(ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl)
n
(Automotive Engineering) a biofuel intended for use in diesel engines
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Biodiesel
biodiesel
biodiésel
biodizel
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M2 PRESSWIRE-August 27, 2019-: Biodiesel Market 2019: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Opportunities, Forecast To 2025
That's why partners across the Chicago area are joining in a special event to educate the industry on biodiesel, a renewable and cost-saving fuel that is a cleaner-burning alternative to traditional diesel fuels.
Aemetis announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary has built distribution tanks and other infrastructure to begin sales of biodiesel to retail fuel stations from the Kakinada, India biodiesel plant.
Keywords: Trans-esterification, Biodiesel yield, Fatty acid methyl esters, free fatty acids, Triglycerides.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today launched the B10 Biodiesel Programme that will see the fuel ?
Vegetable oil and animal fat are favourable sources for biodiesel production as they are natural, biodegradable and non-toxic materials [1].
Biodiesel being a renewable energy resource possesses compositional variability based on the type of feedstock.
The MSMC leaders convinced several other state checkoff organizations to help fund the progression of soybean biodiesel, including significant funding from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC).
The biodiesel produced was of reasonably good quality with conversion of 77%.
"Hypochlorous acid (HOCL) is proven to be safe, environmentally friendly, and fast acting against a broad range of resistant pathogens," says William Gehrs, President of Florida Biodiesel, Inc.
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