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Document Number | 9594 |
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Primary Title | Straight Vegetable Oil as a Diesel Fuel? |
Author Affiliation | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado |
Published Date | 04/01/2006 |
Detailed Publish Date | April 2006 |
Page Count | 2 |
Document Type | FACT SHEET |
Abstract | Straight vegetable oil or mixtures of SVO and diesel fuel have been used by some over the years, research has shown that SVO has technical issues that pose barriers to widespread acceptance. Compared with No. 2 diesel fuel, all of the vegetable oils are much more viscous, much more reactive to oxygen, and have higher cloud point and pour point temperatures. Biodiesel, on the other hand, can be made from SVO in a chemical process called transesterification providing substantially different properties than SVO, and results in better engine performance. |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Owner | H |
