Organization of Biodiesel Environmental Chemists

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What is biodiesel?
-Biodiesel is an alternative fuel made from vegetable oil that has been designed to function as either an additive or replacement fuel in diesel engines.

What are the environmental benifits of using biodiesel?
-The advantages for the environment are enormous including reduced carbon dioxide emissions, no sulfur emissions, and lower carcinogenic.

How does biodiesel compare to straight vegetable oil (SVO)?
-Biodiesel does not require a conversion of a diesel vehicle, but the fuel must be refined from the vegetable oil. SVO requires a simple conversion of the vehicle (most notably adding a second tank to start up and shut down on petro-diesel or biodiesel and installing heating source for the SVO).