Biodiesel is nontoxic. The acute oral LD50 (lethal dose) is greater than 17.4 g/Kg body weight. By comparison,
table salt (NaCL) is nearly 10 times more toxic.
In May of 1998, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the results of the Biodiesel Lifecycle Inventory Study. It compared
findings for a comprehensive...
The production of biodiesel, or alkyl esters, is well known. There are three basic routes to ester production from oils and fats:
* Base catalyzed transesterification of the oil with alcohol.
The production processes for biodiesel are well known. There are three basic routes to biodiesel production
from oils and fats:
* Base catalyzed transesterification of the oil.
* Direct acid...
There are presently 171 companies that have invested millions of dollars into the development of biodiesel manufacturing plants and are actively marketing biodiesel. The annual production capacity...
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