The auto industry has really been under the gun for the last 10 years or so due to complex, external forces. Certain sectors of the industry had been slow to catch up with trends through the 80s and 90s, and had become too reliant on multiple vehicle ranges and inefficient practices. The industry has been hammered by increased foreign competition, burgeoning fuel prices, regulations, environmental issues and the great recession.
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Exciting Ideas On How Biodiesel Is Acquiring Acceptance
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Homemade Bio-Diesel
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009If you have been driving for a period of years, you may have discovered that the petrol expenditure is occupying a massive amount of your monthly revenue. Will not it be great if you can cut down on the petrol that you are using now? Now here’s something that you will want to know: It is possible to save on petrol! All you want is to try out Homemade Biodiesel.
What is Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO)
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009There is a lot of information about vegetable oil and how it is made, its use from the time it is processed to the time it is considered as a waste product. Usually, the point when it becomes the waste product is when it leaves the fryer. But is that the end of its serviceable life some say no there is an increasing interest to use this waste oil as fuel, biodiesel and biofuel.
So how is waste vegetable oil or WVO turned into fuel? First of all, this needs to be done at room temperature at about 70 degrees Farenheit – add some sodium hydroxide (lye), methanol (heet), and vegetable oil. You add these three ingredients together in the correct quantities and mix them until they are completely blended . At this point you let the mixture settle it will separate into layers the bottom layer will be glycerin and the top layer will be Biodiesel .
Why Biodiesel Is Becoming Ever More Popular
Sunday, December 28th, 2008The ever rising costs of oil and gas have propelled people into searching for the one, true alternative fuel. Biodiesel, in the stern chemistry sense, is formed from alcohol esters that are processed from the oils of veggies like soybeans, mustard seeds and rapeseeds. Fat is also sometimes used.
You mix the plant oil with the alcohol compound like methanol or ethanol with a catalyst that is hydroxide-based like sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Though there are a few alternative sources of fuels that are rising in the market, biodiesel is winning votes and making quite a following. This could of course be because it's so flexible.
How You Can Save A Bundle At The Gas Pump
Sunday, December 28th, 2008There’s not a single driver among us who would not want to spend less of their gainfully acquired money at the fuel pump. That’s why folk are becoming more and more conscious of the several easy and cost effective strategies that they can use to improve their fuel use.Those that haven’t turned to alternatives like biodiesel fuel for example.
