About Biodiesel

What exactly is biodiesel?

Biodiesel is the most environmentally friendly and cost effective fuel we have. It’s biodegradable, burns cleaner, and runs in virtually any Diesel engine without modification. Best of all, you can make your own biodiesel at home for less than the price of petrol diesel. To learn how to save money while helping to save our environment, click on the topics to the bottom and learn all about Biodiesel!

Biodiesel is What? An overall view of Biodiesel Biodiesel Myths & Facts Myths and facts about biodiesel The Benefits and Challenges of Biodiesel Highlights of the benefits of biodiesel and a discussion on the challenges and need for expansion What is Biodiesel? Discussion about biodiesel made from renewable resources.

Articles about algae used as a raw material source to produce biodiesel. Algae Biodiesel

Algae Biodiesel Algae is the newest source for biodiesel

News Articles Discussing Biodiesel

Biodiesel - Treasure In The Tank Extreme Biodiesel joins growing list of biodiesel producers Biodiesel Benefits The Benefits of biodiesel Chrysler Sanctions B20 in Dodge Ram DaimlerChrysler has approved the use of B20 (20% biodiesel) in Dodge Ram… Extreme Biodiesel - Southern California co-op facilitator First in a series of featured articles! Extreme Biodiesel Passes Inspection One of only a few fully licensed biodiesel production facilities in CA! Extreme Eyes Diesel Retrofit Market Looking to save truckers thousands! Renewable Energy The key to economic recovery SEMA 2008: Green Cool Zone Trucks Award winners at the SEMA 2008 show

How did biodiesel begin?

The Roots of Biodiesel The founder of biodiesel and the diesel engine, Rudolf Diesel

Formulas used in the process of making Biodiesel

KOH Titration Recipe for using KOH (potassium hydroxide) in titration

Biofuel is a frequently used term for environmentally conscientious or alternative types of fuel, and is sometimes used synonomously with biodiesel. Biofuel comes in various forms including liquid, solid, or gaseous fuel and comes from “recently” dead biological material. With the renewable attributes, biofuel differs from traditional fossil fuels that are derived from long dead biological materials.

The biofuels industry is rapidly expanding as technology explores ways to quickly and inexpensively utilize various forms of renewable energy and Extreme Biodiesel is right on the cutting edge of this technology.

What is Biofuel? Defining biofuel and illustrating various sources What is Biomass? Article defining and discussing biomass.