Six facts about biodiesel (one’s kinda creepy)
1. It can be used in conventional, unmodified diesel engines.
2. Its production and use generates about 80% less carbon dioxide emissions and almost 100% less sulphur dioxide than conventional diesel fuel.
3. It smells like popcorn or french fries when burned (mmm, french fries).
4. It will dissolve many paints.
5. It’s as biodegradable as sugar and has 10% the toxicity of table salt. However, biodiesel spills are still subject to EPA regulations and so still require emergency response equipment.
6. A plastic surgeon briefly used liposuction fat to create biodiesel fuel for his car.
Source for items 1-5, supplemented by National Biodiesel Board.
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