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Article #137: Bio-Diesel - Run your car on it!

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Did you ever wonder what you would do if good for the environment. People have
petrol went up to over £1 a litre or $3 been deserting their local petrol station
a gallon? It's likely that the farmers in favour of using waste vegetable oil
would blockade the countries roads for from large scale users such as pubs,
starters! Unfortunately, the possibility restaurants, or pure oil off the shelf.
of this happening are becoming more and The government is becoming aware of this
more likely with increasing tensions use of cheaper, alternative fuel and is
around the world leading to ever targeting this eco method as they are not
increasing oil prices and volatility in paying tax on this oil which they would
the world markets. Fossil fuels are be doing if they bought petrol. The
running out an alarming rate and people government appears to pay lip service to
are starting to look seriously at other reducing climate change as the small
alternatives. Needless to say, an number of Bio-diesal users are being
increase in oil prices will create targeted for tax evasion instead of
hardships to the economy and in every encouraged to use this eco friendly fuel.
person's life. But some people state that Where is the incentive for current
the only way to get them to use public Bio-diesel users and companies to invest
transport or to walk the 5 minutes to the in research and development? For those of
local shop instead of driving is to price you that are thinking of making the
them out of using their cars for change there are different process or
inefficient journeys. Increasingly people kits available to convert car engines and
and making their own biodiesel fuel from these cost between £400 and £1,200. All
used cooking oil to run their cars to you need to add is vegetable oil,
reduce their dependence on oil. methanol, a small amount of catalyst,
Biodiesel is made from vegetable oil electricity and tap water into this
(including used oil) in a process called conversion and your ready to go! Oh…..
•transesterification•, whereby the and don't forget to tell the taxman.
glycerine is separated from the oil Save energy by using renewable products
leaving a clean burning fuel that will available via companies listed in the
efficiently power any diesel engine with green directory.
vastly reduced exhaust emissions this is






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