Alternatively this fuel can also be blended in any proportion
with diesel in the diesel engines of modern automobiles. However gaskets and
hoses made with natural rubber as found in automobiles made up to the early
nineties tend to be degraded more by biodiesel than by petro-diesel because of
certain solvent properties of biodiesel. Modern engines however use FKM in place
of rubber as it does not react with biodiesel. The transition from petro-diesel
to biodiesel may be made gradually since the latter is often found to
disintegrate the residual petro-diesel deposit on the fuel tanks resulting in
clogging of the fuel filters. A blend of the two types of fuels in appropriate
proportions should be resorted to before switching over fully to biodiesel to
reduce this possibility. A better option while using biodiesel is to replace the
fuel filters on the auto engines and heaters,
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Availability
Applications
and productions of biodiesel are rising in Europe, USA and Canada. It is being
used in mixture with diesel in automobiles and the growing demand for this fuel
has made it available in the fueling stations in the above countries. Petroleum
diesel is although cheaper at present than biodiesel, perishable nature of the
former cannot keep its cost down in the long term,
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restore the gradually depleting oil reserve, more and more agricultural
subsidies will be made available to encourage production of biodiesel ultimately
bringing down its price.
Uses
The debate continues over which one
is a better car fuel- petroleum diesel or biodiesel. Producers of petroleum
driven by their vested interests try to establish that petroleum diesel is
better for car engines. The producers of biodiesel claim that pure biodiesel in
fact increases the life of the engine by reducing its wear and tear,
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independent bodies also,
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stations sell biodiesel produced with standards set by the authorities
regulating production and use of the fuel and the consumers are satisfied with
performance of this fuel. However the higher cost still encourages the consumers
to opt for the petroleum diesel fuel for their car engines or blending small
proportion of biodiesel with the traditional oil. Use of less than 5% of
biodiesel in the blend was initially advised by car dealers like Volkswagen and
DaimlerChrysler in the USA to secure lives of their car engines but the
recommendation has since gone up to 20%. Even 2% addition of biodiesel in the
mixture reduces the viscosity of petroleum diesel and increases the lubricity of
the mixed fuel. The standard proportion of biodiesel now followed most widely is
5%. World??s first biodiesel train by Richard Branson,
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famous British businessman, was run on 20% biodiesel. Branson??s first
commercial aircraft to run on biodiesel in February, 2008 signaled the important
role this fuel is going to play in future aviation.
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