BIODIESEL FUEL IS BETTER FOR YOUR TRUCK

Biodiesel is America's homegrown, clean air alternative to imported petroleum.

Biodiesel can be produced from domestic renewable resources including vegetable oils and recycled restaurant grease. Pure biodiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with no major modifications. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulphur and aromatics.

Virgin vegetable oil used for the manufacture of biodiesel can be harvested from many oil feedstock plants like soybeans, sunflower seeds, rape seeds, palm oil and even some types of algae. Recycled vegetable oil from local restaurants and other used sources are also a useful reservoir of renewable fuel for diesel engines as approximately 4.5 billion gallons per year of used vegetable oil is available in the USA.

The concept of using vegetable oil as a fuel dates back to 1895 when Dr. Rudolf Diesel developed the first diesel engine to run on vegetable oil. He demonstrated his engine at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and described an experiment using peanut oil as fuel in his engine.

The overall smog forming potential from biodiesel hydrocarbon emissions is nearly 50% less than that measured for ordinary diesel fuel.

Biodiesel has higher cetane

Biodiesel has a higher cetane number than most diesel fuel. Cetane measures the tendency of diesel to autoignite in an engine, and is comparable to the octane number for gasoline. Higher cetane fuels have shorter ignition delay periods than lower cetane fuels. Fuels with a cetane number lower than the engine's minimum requirements can cause rough engine operation and may be more difficult to start, especially in cold weather or at high altitudes. Low cetane fuels may increase engine deposits resulting in more smoke, increased exhaust emissions, and greater wear.

Biodiesel's most noted attribute highlighted by consumers is the similar operating performance to conventional diesel fuel. Biodiesel has a very similar energy value per gallon as petrodiesel, so there is no need to compromise vehicle performance when using this alternative fuel. Blending biodiesel with petroleum diesel in small percentages of around 5% (B5), will actually improve the engines performance and with the right additives, increase mileage. 

In more than 50 million on-road miles and  countless marine and off-road applications, biodiesel shows similar fuel consumption, horsepower, torque, and mileage rates as conventional diesel fuel.

With proper fuel tank maintenance and fuel blending, biodiesel blends of B20 or lower can be used in any diesel engine-including those with advanced fuel injection systems- without reducing reliability of durability. User feedback suggests that maintenance requirements for diesel engines operating on biodiesel blends of B20 or less are identical to those operating on standard diesel.

Biodiesel offers similar power to diesel fuel. One of the major advantages of biodiesel is the fact that it can be used in existing engines and fuel injection equipment with little impact to operating performance. Biodiesel has a higher cetane number than most U.S. diesel fuel. In more than 50 million on-road miles and countless marine and off-road applications, biodiesel shows similar fuel consumption, horsepower, torque, and haulage rates as conventional diesel fuel.

Biodiesel is cleaner than diesel fuel

Biodiesel has more lubricity

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