Biodiesel can also be used to treat regular diesel if desired. The animal fat and vegetable oil undergo a particular procedure termed as transesterification.
Making biodiesel is actually quite simple when you think about it. One of the unexpected benefits of biodiesel is its ability flush out and clean the internal parts of a diesel engine. Most manufactured diesel engines are still designed for petroleum diesel.
So far, biodiesel is the only alternative fuel that can be used in engines without the need for any modification. The ecological reason of using biodiesel is not less important than saving money. And conversion kits are readily available for older diesel engines.
Despite agreement in principle that biodiesel has a role to play in helping to reduce emissions unless politicians give clear guidelines about the future of renewable fuels there will continue to be a haphazard take up around the world. The challenge we face is to educate the public about the issues surrounding biofuels and what is good or bad.
