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Have you ever heard about biodiesel? The renewable biodegradable fuel?
Yes, that's right, Biodiesel is a liquid fuel used in fuel compression-ignition engines similar to petroleum diesel with an amazing particularity it's Renewable.
Biodiesel is produced from vegetable oils, animal fat or even recycled grease. It can also be produced through forest waste, municipal waste, and industrial waste.
The main advantages of its use are:
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere;
Reducing dependence on fossil fuels;
Reducing the environmental impact of mobility.
Did you know?
Rudolf Diesel's developed the prime motor model, a single 10 ft (3.05 m) iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base, which ran on its own power on nothing but peanut oil.
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel- German inventor and mechanical engineer
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References
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Fuel Basics. (2023). Energy.gov. https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/biodiesel_basics.html#:~:text=Biodiesel%20is%20a%20renewable%2C%20biodegradable,of%20the%20Renewable%20Fuel%20Standard.
Biodiesel Basics. (2018). Default. https://www.biodiesel.org/what-is-biodiesel/biodiesel-basics
Biodiesel: o que é e quais as vantagens para o meio ambiente? (2023). PRIO. https://www.prio.pt/pt/biodiesel:-o-que-e-e-quais-as-vantagens-para-o-meio-ambiente_236.html?idb=504
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