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Biofuel

A Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases.

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Biofuel

Modified diesel engine

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Traditional diesel engines must be modified to heat the oil before it reaches the fuel injectors in order to handle straight vegetable oil. Modified, any diesel engine can run on veggie oil. Without ...

Nitrogen oxides

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Products of combustion that contribute to the formation of smog and ozone.

Particulate emissions

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Tiny particles of a solid or liquid suspended in a gas, or the fine particles of carbonaceous soot and other organic molecules discharged into the air during combustion.

Straight vegetable oil (SVO)

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Any vegetable oil that has not been optimised through the process of transesterification. Using this type of veggie oil in your diesel automobile requires an engine modification that heats the oil ...

Transesterification

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Chemical process that transforms raw vegetable oil into biodiesel by separating out glycerin, which is used in soaps and other products

Viscosity

Biotechnology; Biofuel

The ability of a liquid to flow. The higher the viscosity, the slower the liquid flows.

Waste vegetable oil (WVO)

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Grease from the nearest fryer which is filtered ('cuz chunks of potatoes and fish don't so much lube the chambers) and used in modified diesel engines, or converted to biodiesel through the process ...

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