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B I O D I E S E L Biodiesel is much cleaner than the current fuel we use; any car engine that runs on diesel can run better, longer and cleaner on biodiesel. And guess what it is made out of --- used cooking oil, any animal fat or vegetable oil! This fuel burns up to 75% cleaner and it reduces the unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and matter in exhaust fumes. Since biodiesel has no sulfur content, there is no emission of sulfur to the air. Also, its plant base allows for no CO2 emission into the atmosphere. It has 50% less ozone-forming potential than diesel fuel. By adjusting the engine timing, the emission of nitrogen oxide can be reduced significantly. Although it smells like the food it cooked, it does not cause eye irritation and it is “more biodegradable than sugar and less toxic than table salt” says the US National Biodiesel Board. This renewable fuel can also extend the life of an engine; the high cetane rating improves the performance 20% and can be mixed with ordinary petroleum diesel fuel. Even 1% of biodiesel can increase the lubricity by 65%. The risk of cancer and damage to DNA is reduced with biodiesel fuel. //“The study, Chemical and Bioassay Analyses of Diesel and Biodiesel Particulate Matter", 1996, used a 1995 Dodge 3/4 ton pickup truck with a 5.9-litre Cummins B Turbo diesel and tested 100% ethyl ester of rapeseed oil (REE), 100% diesel 2-D low-sulfur fuel and blends of 20% REE and 50% REE with the 2-D diesel fuel. An EPA test cycle was followed throughout. In test after test the study found the highest risk came from 100% diesel fuel, followed by the 20% REE blend, the 50% REE blend and, lowest risk, the pure biodiesel”//.   Global warming and greenhouse gasses are a very controversial issues in society now. By using vegetable oils or animal fats, you would essentially be running cars on solar energy. All of the biofuels are originally converted from sunlight to energy, carbohydrates and that keeps the leaves of plants green. By burning animal fats or carbon dioxide, you burn what plants feed off of, so it will be absorbed from the air by other plants. This can actually help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that lives in the air. According to a study by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy laboratory, biodiesel only requires .31 units of fossil energy to make one unit. “By contrast, it takes 1.2 units of fossil resources to produce one unit of petroleum diesel, says the study”. The __ US Environmental Protection Agency __ and __ The __ __ Department of Energy __ recognize biodiesel as an alternative fuel. This also means that under the Clean Air Act Amendment and the Environmental Protection Program of 1992, biodiesel has been approved. Biodiesel is extensively used in Europe. Germany has over 1,500 stations to pump biodiesel fuel and France is the largest producer. Soon, all of Europe with have between 2 and 5% biodiesel in their fuel. Keith Addison and friends discovered this concept when they were on a road trip, they decided to go to McDonald’s and ask to use their used oil. They put 60 liters of it in their old Land Rover and discovered that it “ran like a dream”, and smelt like roses. They are not chemists but they truly believe that anyone can make it and use this alternative fuel for their diesel engine car.

(569 words..minus title and url :D ) http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel.html -info, and two pics. http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/cars/biodiesel/gfx/biodiesel_titlephoto.jpg - biodiesel collage http://www.freewebs.com/renata17/ - some info, one picture