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in this time of day, our environment has a huge impact on our lives. as we go through our days learning about how the atmosphere is filled with toxins and having, “use the backside to that piece of paper!” drilled into our heads, we’ve done our best to protect our surroundings. biodiesel is one of the best factors in the current “going green” protest. this "going green" protest is the act that many people in the world are acting in, where they join together and eat, produce things, and use things while working positively with the environment. examples are: poland springs using 40% percent less plastic, how people got together and rode on bikes producing enough man-made electricity to air the first hour of the superbowl, and of course, biodiesel fuel. biodiesel is the formation of soybean oil reacting with sodium methylate. it is diesel based on any natural oil that is able to run in unmodified diesel engines [cars, trucks, boats, generators, construction vehicles]. it is generally made from soybean oil, canola oil, or any other vegetable oil or animal tallow. this reaction is used to help the environment [making the air cleaner] and economy [prices being much less than usual petroleum gas, costing around forty five cents a gallon.] one majour maker of biodiesel is biodiesel industries inc., the largest network of biodiesel productions in the united states. majour buyers of this reaction are people that live in the united states, europe , and western asia. they buy biodiesel because most people are concerned with the new “going green” protest, and for their own sake of saving money. since biodiesel is oxygenated and has a higher flash point, it makes it a much cleaner burning fuel and is safer to handle and store than petroleum diesel. biodiesel also reduces particulate matter, carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbon, and sulfur dioxide emissions, making everything coming out of the car’s exhaust pipe cleaner, thus making the air healthier to breathe. to the world’s surprise, this is the first renewable diesel. the starting material for this wonderful reaction is actually very surprising, they can even be found in your home, whether it’s been used or not. biodiesel can be created from any vegetable oil, soybean oil, canola oil, or used fats. animal tallow is also a helper in the creation of biodiesel. the waste of this chemical reaction are carbons. these carbons are considered organic carbons. from biodiesel, the waste can be converted almost entirely into carbon dioxide. this carbon dioxide can be used in the reactors to make the biodiesel again, allowing money to be saved. although biodiesel sounds like a gift sent from the gods, there are some cons to the industry. biodiesel has been proven harder to store than normal petroleum fuel. biodiesel cannot be in cold temperatures, which is also a negative for people without garages. if people cannot leave their cars inside for the winter, their gas may not last in the tanks outside. also, if everyone [or even almost everyone] converted to biodiesel, farming and the growing process of vegetables for oil would have to be perfect and treated very delicately.



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