Biodiesel Kit Blog

Here is one of the best resources that I have found on the Internet for learning the basics of biodiesel. I went to  The Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial and read the Getting Started page.

This article started by explaining in some what organic chemistry terms the process of making biodiesel. Did you know biodiesel is essentially a biproduct of orgainic oil? Using a heating device like what you see on your car’s muffler called a catalyst the orgainic oil and an additive of alcohol is heated. A nice orgaic chemical reaction occurs and one of the biproducts is biodiesel.

Now this is a real simple explaination of what happens but then again I’m not a oraganic chemist. So when they talk about the oil molecule replaces the glycerine molecule with one of the alcohol molecules…blah blah blah is all I here.

Just give me a simple step by step procedure along with a real nice processor and I’ll make my own biodiesel. Now of course I undertand that this can be dangerous so it is REAL important to understand what you should and should not do.

Any way I suggest you check out this page at the The Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial. Check out the time line to make the biodiesel if you want to know what is really involved.

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Are biodiesel kits the future?

Monday morning you put out your big trash container at the curb and the local garbage collector comes along and picks up your trash. You’re driving down the street and you see the yellow and green baskets that are filled with plastic and glass waiting to be picked up and taken down to the recycling center.

It won’t be long and you may see another type of container sitting out on your sidewalk filled with your old cooking oil. This oil will be taken to a local processing plant where they will make a form of biofuel.

Processing plants are springing up all over the United States. Biodiesel kits are being sold in stores and online. Look at all the people and companies that are using biofuel now. There are city busses, construction vehicles, school busses, truckers, delivery trucks. Now there is even a small rental company in Maui, Hawaii that will rent you a biodiesel car.

You’re concerned about the environment. You see the amount of smog and pollutants in the air from the large number of cars out on the highways. You feel compelled to do something. You’re trying to decide if you want to make your own biofuel at home or just spend the time planning your trips around where you can find someone who sells biofuel at a gas station or processing plant. Europe has many fuel stations that sell biofuel. “Why can’t the US be as progressive?” you ask.

Is it safe to make biofuel at home? Do I have to be a rocket scientist to learn how to make biofuel? I just read where some guy blew up his house in Arizona. They said it was “human” error. Most of the literature says it is safe now with all these built in mechanism if you decide to make it at home.

The good news is if you decide to make the leap and start using biofuel there are a lot of resources on the web to learn and refer to for guidance. The people at the processing plants are real helpful too.

If you want to get some facts about biofuel there is a real good book out that you can get at Amazon called Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy. Check it out I’m sure you will find it very interesting.

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Is Biodiesel Technology the key to reducing CO2 emissions?

Biodiesel just might be the solution to help reduce CO2 emissions. With global warming on everyone’s mind these days don’t you think it would be a wise choice to look at some alternative choices for fuel?

I came accross this article from TodaysTrucking.com about how Propel and Essential Baking Company joined together to study the impact of replacing their petroleum fuel with biodiesel.

First I want to say that both these companies should be commended for at least getting off their rear and at least trying something new to reduce CO2.

What they found out after completing the 13-week study with biodiesel was no mechanical issues, their fleet ran more smoothly and significantly reduced CO2 emissions into the atmosphear.

Watch over the next three months I can guarantee that global warming will be a hot topic in the US presidental debates. I liked what both of these companies did in order to reduce the effects of CO2 emissions in the atmosphear.

I think you will be inspired by reading the full report here.

www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=20206

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