| Description |
Biodiesel is a renewable diesel fuel that is also known as FAME (fatty-acid methyl ester) in the European Community. It is made from animal fats, vegetable oils or recycled restaurant greases. Biodiesel has the advantage that it works just as well as normal diesel fuel, but the combustion ... |
... process expels lower concentrations of toxic emissions.
In most applications, biodiesel is used as a fuel additive at 1:4 proportions (20%) with petroleum diesel. The Spectro FTIR and FluidScan can be used to quantify the concentration of biodiesel (FAME) in diesel fuel blends. |