Biodiesel is a renewable fuel prepared from cooking oil and alcohol. It is compatible with all diesel engines in any blend amount (1-100%) with petroleum diesel.
Biodiesel contains 90+% of the energy content as diesel:
Compared to petroleum diesel, biodiesel emissions are largely reduced.
B100 is 100% biodiesel and B20 is 20% biodiesel in 80% petroleum diesel:
How is biodiesel produced?
Plant cell membranes, made of triglycerides, provide feedstock for biodiesel production. Cooking oils are made from triglyceride oils.
Used cooking oil also contains a percentage of fatty acids resulting from hydrolysis of triglycerides. These compounds are converted to biodiesel using esterification and transesterifications reactions, respectively:
Glycerol is produced as a by-product. Alkylyst technology converts the “waste” glycerol to a value-added catalyst for another round of biodiesel production!