Benefits of BioDiesel
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• Benefits of BioDiesel
The following are various fact about how BioDiesel benefits our environment, our country, and our lives.
- Produced from renewable resources
- Environmentally friendly & non-hazardous
- BioDiesel B20 is a direct substitute for petroleum diesel fuel - requires no engine modifications
- Significantly lowers exhaust emissions
- Increases fuel lubricity - thus lowering engine wear & maintenance
- Provides the same engine/vehicle performance - provides higher cetane
- Not imported from Saudi Arabia
- ASTM D6751 Standardized
- Less flammable - Higher flash point
- Good for American farmers, both Share-Cropper & Livestock farming.
- 76 million gallons of BioDiesel B100 put into service in 2005
- 240 million gallons in 2006
• BioDiesel B100 vs. Petroleum Diesel Emissions
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• Biodiesel Demonstration & Assessment
with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
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• BioDiesel: An Opportunity for
School Districts
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• Clean Cities, Fact Sheet April 2008
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• Case Study: British Columbia
Municipalities Biodiesel Pilot Project, 2004
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