In the United States, biodiesel fuel has soared to heights unimaginable when it was started to gain popularity in the early 2000s. It was reported that from 25 million gallons of biodiesel consumption in 2004, it ballooned up to 75 million gallons after a year. And in 2006, the amount of biodiesel fuel used is 1 billion gallons. Perhaps this can be attributed to the fact that more than 80% of the trucks found in the United States are diesel-powered. And since biodiesel will only work for diesel vehicles, one does not need to analyze that much.
Biodiesel fuel is a type of fuel that comes from oils and fats. It is natural but it is not made to be consumed 100% in cars or vehicles. It burns cleaner than the normal gas but this will require frequent changes of vehicle filters.
Biodiesel is commonly used in Europe. It is called as FAME, which is an acronym for fatty acid methyl. Biodiesel is produced when FAME is mixed with glycerol. Glycerol is made up of lipids and it is also known as glycerine and glycerin. Liquid in form, glycerol is colorless and does not possess odor. It is mainly a compound of sugar alcohol and is not that much toxic in humans.
Biodiesel cannot be used 100%. This should be used in blends and are factored by the letter B to identify the [percentage of mixture. For a diesel blend that has 20% biodiesel fuel, it is called B20. And so on.
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