| Biodiesel has had a somewhat of a cult following here in the SF bay
area for a while now. No problem finding the oil as there are many,
many small restaurants. Folks even give it away on craigslist. The
concern here is moisture. They make the stuff in their garages and
proudly sport a bumper sticker saying 'powered by french fries'.
____________________________________________________________________ Biodiesels are biodegradable and non-toxic, and have significantly
fewer emissions than petroleum-based diesel (petro-diesel) when burned.
Biodiesel functions in current diesel engines, and is a possible
candidate to replace fossil fuels as the world's primary transport
energy source. With a flash point of 160 =B0C (320 =B0F), biodiesel is classified as a
non-flammable liquid by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. This property makes biodiesel relatively safe to
produce in your own home, and vehicles fueled by pure biodiesel are far
safer in accidents than ones powered by petroleum diesel or the
explosively combustible gasoline. Precautions should be taken in very
cold climates, where biodiesel may gel at higher temperatures than
petroleum diesel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bio-diesel -phish |
