biodiesel
Soybean-derived engine juice
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled cooking grease, used as an alternative to petroleum-based diesel.
It can power diesel engines directly or be blended with conventional diesel: The city's buses run on biodiesel.
Unlike fossil fuels, biodiesel is biodegradable and produces fewer emissions.
Protein-rich Asian legume
- rapeseedOil-yielding brassica crop
- canolaMild vegetable oil
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
- vegetable oilPlant-derived culinary lipid
algae · corn · sunflower oil · used cooking oil · animal fats · tallow · lipids · fatty acids
Capable of restoration
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- emissions reductionLowering pollutant output
- non-toxicCauses no harm
- greenhouse gasHeat-trapping atmospheric compound
carbon footprint · carbon sequestration · sustainability · closed-loop · circular economy · green energy
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- lubricitySmoothness reducing friction
- fuel injectionPressurized engine delivery system
- exhaustUse up entirely
- blendsCombined into unity
fuel system · gelling · fuel filter · compatibility · torque · horsepower · mileage · trucks
Forming esters chemically
- glycerinViscous moisturizing compound
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
- catalystAgent enabling change
reactor · blending · refining · distillation · washing · drying · filtering · batch processing
Land for growing produce
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- agronomyCrop and soil science
sowing · tractor · fertilizer · irrigation · tillage · farmer · yield · land use
soybeans
Protein-rich Asian legume
- rapeseedOil-yielding brassica crop
- canolaMild vegetable oil
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
vegetable oil · algae · corn · sunflower oil · used cooking oil · animal fats · tallow · lipids · fatty acids · triglycerides
renewable
Capable of restoration
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- emissions reductionLowering pollutant output
- non-toxicCauses no harm
greenhouse gas · carbon footprint · carbon sequestration · sustainability · closed-loop · circular economy · green energy
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- lubricitySmoothness reducing friction
- fuel injectionPressurized engine delivery system
- exhaustUse up entirely
blends · fuel system · gelling · fuel filter · compatibility · torque · horsepower · mileage · trucks · generators
esterification
Forming esters chemically
- glycerinViscous moisturizing compound
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
catalyst · reactor · blending · refining · distillation · washing · drying · filtering · batch processing · continuous flow
cropland
Land for growing produce
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
agronomy · sowing · tractor · fertilizer · irrigation · tillage · farmer · yield · land use · monoculture
- organic compoundshydrocarbon, alcohol, alkane, ethane, propane
- Semisyntheticsrayon, cellophane, viscose, nitrocellulose, heroin
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- clean energysolar power, solar, wind power, wind, solar panels
- eco-friendlysustainable, fair trade, green, recyclable, compostable
- green energywind power, solar power, renewables, solar farm, solar panel
biodieselcrude oil
Unrefined fossil fuel
petroleum · fossil fuel · gasoline · petrol · coal