Biodiesel Production

Facts about biodiesel production

Biodiesel is the name of a high purity fuel - a clean burning alternative fuel, produced made from 100% refined soybean oil.

Biodiesel can be used as a pure fuel or blended with petroleum in any percentage.

Scientific research confirms that biodiesel exhaust has a less harmful impact on human health than petroleum diesel fuel.

When reviewing the high costs associated with other alternative fuel systems, many fleet managers have determined biodiesel is their least-cost-strategy to comply with state and federal regulations.

Biodiesel can be operated in any diesel engine with little or no modification to the engine or the fuel system.

Biodiesel is registered with the EPA as a fuel and as a fuel additive.

Burning just a 2% biodiesel blend in on-road diesel fuel will curtail harmful tailpipe emissions.

Biodiesel provides superior fuel lubricity, even at very low blend levels. Sufficient fuel lubricity is necessary to reduce equipment wear and premature breakdown.

Inclusion of biodiesel in on-road diesel fuel at a level of 1% for lubricity purposes would add more than $900 million to gross farm income while decreasing federal outlays under the soybean marketing loan program in similar amounts.