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An ever-increasing instability in the Middle East as well as concerns over worldwide human-induced climate shifts has raised awareness and demand for biofuel in the UK. Biofuel is a renewable energy source of fuel that is derived from biomass, which is defined as anything that was recently living or a by-product of anything that was recently living. The term “recently living” is relative, as it is there to avoid confusion with fossil-fuels.
Biofuel can include anything from alcohols such as ethanol and methanol, to gases such as methane, to solids such as charcoal and wood. However, the most relevant form of biofuel currently being used is that of ethanol fuel that is derived from sugar cane or even corn. Ethanol is currently used as an additive to gasoline in varying amounts. Ethanol that is manufactured from sugar cane is currently widespread in its use as an automotive fuel in Brazil. Forward thinking corn farmers in the USA have made explosive developments in the race to provide direct-use fuel for cars on a large scale in recent years. In spite of being relatively inefficient as a fuel compared to gasoline, biofuel in the form of corn-produced ethanol looks to be a viable source of motorcar fuel in the future.
Some clever, environmentally aware, manufacturers have started to release kits that install easily into diesel-burning engines enabling them to run off of a product called Biodiesel. Biodiesel is made from recycled vegetable oils that come straight from deep-fat fryers – such as the kind typically used in almost any fast food restaurant around the world. Biodiesel users – typically private motorists – can make arrangements with their local fast food franchise or local fish & chip shop to pick up their used fryer oil. Fast food restaurant owners typically welcome this exchange because it saves them on the cost of disposing of the otherwise worthless waste material. The used vegetable oil is then treated in a specialized titration mechanism with a few chemical additives to manufacture a perfectly usable form of fuel that is able to be run through any diesel engine with a slight modification. The result is saved money for the Biodiesel owner, saved time and waste expenditure for the restaurant owner, and cleaner emissions for the environment.
To fill this increasing demand, entrepreneurial businesses are already selling Biodiesel kits online and in some specialty car retailers for nearly every brand of diesel engine manufactured. There is no loss in performance for the engine including horsepower and torque. In fact, many diesel-powered boat owners have claimed an increase in power and performance by running Biodiesel.
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