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In today’s world, global warming is constantly being brought to our attention. We fear our atmosphere is constantly getting weaker thanks to emissions we put in the air. These emissions are produces through things like are usage of diesel gasoline. In the search for alternative fuels, scientists have turned to bio diesel fuels. Bio Diesel fuels are not only better for the environment, but, unlike normal diesel, are able to be used again. The fuel is made out of a mixture of vegetable oil (‘virgin’ or ‘wasted’) and sodium methoxide. It’s the same vegetable oil that is used in things like cooking! The sodium methoxide is created by putting sodium hydroxide in a suitable solvent. This ‘suitable solvent’ is anhydrous menthol alcohol, or dry menthol. The combination of the solvent, sodium hydroxide, and oil creates a fuel that shares similar properties with normal diesel. Thus, allowing bio diesel to work in conventional engines in all our cars. Farmers can provide ingredients for bio diesels to be made. Crops they have been growing for years are now being put to use in chemistry to better our atmosphere. Many chemical companies buy these ingredients and manufacture the fuel to help our country lower its production of gas emissions into our environment that could be causing global warming. Anyone can buy the bio diesel instead of regular diesel without having to get a new car, bio diesels work in normal car engines! There is waste from this chemical reaction .The waste of this chemical reaction are carbons. These could be considered “organic carbons.” From the bio diesel, the waste can be converted almost entirely into carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide can be used in reactors, allowing money to be saved in the mine water treatment and bio diesel industry. The reaction is continuously being produced and improved. Though it is clear that bio diesels would help gas emissions, there are some problems with using them in cars these days. At this time, bio diesel may be even more expensive than normal diesel, as hard as that may be to believe. If the entire world were to convert to bio diesel in stead of normal diesel, then we would need to dedicate a lot more farming land to the production of vegetables for the oil. This is and that we may not have. The amount of land needed could take up some countries in Europe! Bio Diesel is also harder to store. Unlike normal diesel fuel, bio diesel cannot be stored in places that are too cold, which would be hard for those in the north who would want or need to use it. Bio Diesels may also reduce our fuel economy. It has been shown that the energy content of a gallon of bio diesel is eleven percent less then standard diesel. The chemical formula to make bio diesels call for a solvent, thus giving bio diesels solvent properties. These properties can dissolve deposits in car filters. This could lead to a more frequent need for new filters and clogging in cars’ fuel lines.

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