Biodiesel Basics (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1136209· OSTI ID:1136209

This fact sheet provides a brief introduction to biodiesel, including a discussion of biodiesel blends, which blends are best for which vehicles, where to buy biodiesel, how biodiesel compares to diesel fuel in terms of performance, how biodiesel performs in cold weather, whether biodiesel use will plug vehicle filters, how long-term biodiesel use may affect engines, biodiesel fuel standards, and whether biodiesel burns cleaner than diesel fuel. The fact sheet also dismisses the use of vegetable oil as a motor fuel.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1136209
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102014-4420
• Resource Relation: Related Information: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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