BRAINCAKEBiodiesel
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel that can be made from triglyceride esters in oil crops such as rape seed. The oil is reacted with methanol in the presence of a strong acid catalyst to form a mixture of methyl esters which can be used with little on no modification in diesel engines. Biodiesel is cheaper than diesel obtained from crude oil and can be home-made using oil from restaurants.
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Key terms in this lesson
- biodiesel
- A renewable diesel fuel made from the methyl or ethyl esters of the fatty acids in vegetable oils, by trans-esterification.
- triglyceride
- An ester formed from glycerol and three long-chain carboxylic acids, called fatty acids.
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