Making your own Biodiesel

Biodiesel can be made from new or used vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, hemp oil, coconut oil, peanut oil, palm oil, corn oil, mustard oil, flaxseed oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, and waste cooking oil. It can also be made from beef and sheep tallow, pork lard, as well as other types of animal fat.




It is made by chemical reaction with an alcohol like methanol or ethanol to produce chemical compounds known as fatty acid alkyl esters (fatty acid methyl esters when methanol is used). The term ‘Biodiesel’ is commonly used to refer to these esters when they are intended for use as fuel. There is little difference between vegetable and tallow based esters in terms of engine emissions and engine operation.

Biodiesel is actually as old as the diesel engine itself. Rudolf Diesel, the 19th-century originator of diesel technology, used refined peanut oil to run his invention.Rudolph Diesel designed the Diesel engine to be run on a variety of fuels was quoted as saying ‘the diesel engine can be fed with vegetable oils and will help considerably in the development of the agriculture of the countries which use it.’ Diesel’s workhorse engine took off, but the rise of cheap crude oil killed his vision of farmers growing their own fuel. Now, after a century of burning fossil fuels, the diesel engine is finding its way back to its agricultural roots thanks to biodiesel costing less than one dollar per litre to produce.

• Biodiesel fuel burns up to 75% cleaner than conventional diesel fuel made from fossil fuels
  
• Biodiesel substantially reduces unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and particulate matter in exhaust fumes
• Sulphur dioxide emissions are eliminated (biodiesel contains no sulphur)
• Biodiesel is plant-based and adds no Carbon Dioxide to the atmosphere
  
• The ozone-forming potential of biodiesel emissions is nearly 50% less than conventional diesel fuel

Biodiesel is able to be made by the anyone - it’s in your power to make a difference! Become a Biodiesel Homebrewer and make this clean alternative fuel in your backyard.

Sources of Oil for Biodiesel Production

If you have access to inexpensive oil or tallow, it can be quite cost-effective for you to manufacture your own biodiesel.

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