The Federal Energy Policy Act, passed in August 2005, has accelerated the biodiesel revolution in the country to a phenomenal extent. According to the bill, the United States is to set a new standard to itself and use 7 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2012. The said year is not far away and the [...]
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With so many harmful climatic changes happening around us, biofuels are the best alternative resources of fuel that can help reduce the harms we inflict on our environment. Biofuels are made though esterification of fats or oils with alcohol like methanol. With so much being discovered in this sector, it can be said that biofuel [...]
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Thanks to the increased awareness about depletion of natural oil reserves, people are looking for alternative sources of fuel. Production of fuel from biomaterials has gained significance in the recent times. Most of the biomaterials include fats and oils derived from living organisms that have the potential to produce fuel derived from renewable biological sources. [...]
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As demand for petroleum based products are on the high, demand for biodiesel is also on the rise. The more biodiesel we produce, the more we need to look into feedstock issues and diversify the portfolio of available feedstock. The more expansive and renewable the feedstock is, the safer and more secure we can be [...]
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Biodiesel is gaining importance as an alternative fuel all over the world. Thanks to the rise in oil prices and the often-occurring rifts between the middle-east oil giants and other countries, petroleum-based products are becoming too expensive to the over-consumptive western world. Biofuel is a sustainable and long-standing renewable alternative to this issue. But what [...]
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