2006-12-26 06:07:17 · 4 answers · asked by imanij35 1 in Environment
In my previous diesel car I added regularly 10 to 20 % of fried oil to fuel and it was going well, particularly fumes were pleasing. In Italy many people uses other food oils because are 50 % cheaper than fuel, but is fiscally a outlaw practice.On old diesels particularly it works fine.
2006-12-26 12:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by mi52 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A chemist wouldn't product bio deisel. Bio deisel are natural, organic vegetable oils. All that has to be done is a little filtering to remove the little bits of french fries.
2006-12-26 14:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by badabingbob 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From Biodiesel.Org:
"The production processes for biodiesel are well known. There are three basic routes to biodiesel production
from oils and fats:
* Base catalyzed transesterification of the oil.
* Direct acid catalyzed transesterification of the oil.
* Conversion of the oil to its fatty acids and then to biodiesel."
Check this link for the full information (PDF format).
And, no -- you can't just filter the french fry bits out of your local McD's oil and pour it into your diesel engine! LOL! There are a FEW more steps involved.
2006-12-26 14:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fatty acid (veggie oil) + an alcohol RXN (in presence of a catalyst, a STRONG base) = bio-diesel + glycerin
2006-12-26 20:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by Eric D Redd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋