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Soy biodiesel

biodieselBiodiesel consists of mono alkyl esters produced from vegetable oils,animal or old cooking fats. Soy biodiesel is fuel alternative produced from soybean oil. Biodiesel contains no petroleum diesel, but it can be blended with petroleum diesel.
Since the oil embargo of 1973 by the OPEC a lot of research was done on biodiesel in various universities and government agencies in the USA. Soy biodiesel can be used in diesel engines with little or no modifications. Soy biodiesel is made through a chemical process called transesterification whereby the glycerin is separated from the soybean oil. The process gives two products: methyl esters (the chemical name for biodiesel) and glycerin (used to make soap). Biodiesel is mainly produced and used in the USA. In 1999 about 0.5 million gallons was produced and this value increased to about 25 million gallons in 2003.

Advantages of soy biodiesel

As compared to normal diesel, soy biodiesel has following advantages:
  • Biodiesel is better for the environment - Soy biodiesel is better for the environment because it is made from renewable resources and has lower emissions compared to petroleum diesel. The use of biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine results in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and soot. The use of biodiesel does not increase the CO2 level in the atmosphere, since growing soybeans consumes also CO2. Biodiesel is also more biodegradable than conventional diesel. Studies at the University of Idaho have illustrated biodiesel degraded for 95 percent after 28 days compared to 40 percent for diesel fuel.

  • Better lubricant - Lubrication tests have demonstrated the lubrication advantage of biodiesel.

Biodiesel controversy

The production of biodiesel demand new land or lands previously dedicated to food crops or forests. This may result in deforestation and shortage of foods. Only when marginal lands or agricultural residues are used the environmental advantages of biodiesel are maximal.

Comments

I own a 2011 Silverado 2500HD diesel. I have read that soy biodiesel is the best lubercation for diesel engines.
I live in El Paso Tx and would like to know where I can buy soy biodiesel?

Thank you,

Eddie
Eddie Herrera - 05/03/2014

They sell biodiesel in anthony new mexico, this is their internet page riovalleybiofuels.com
Dany - 20/02/2015

Farmer

It is a good innovation as it will help to reduce the green house in the world, despite the challange of shortage of soya beans we might face but if the small scale farmers will be engaged shortage of soya beans would be the history. Because the farmers would work hard since they have commercial market.
SHABENI NYAMBI - 10/09/2016

Farmer

How do you involve african continent (ZAMBIA) in soya beans produce since we have favourable rains parterns to produce the commodety and we are lacking good market as farmers. As small scale farmer we are hard working in agricultural produce.
SHABENI NYAMBI - 21/09/2016

soya biodiesel

we want to produce Soya Biodiesel in india, we have lot of soyabean quantity. but we dont have any practical idea about that, so please can or where get practical us??
rahul swami - 24/02/2017

portmoresby

Hello would like to produce soybean biofuels as am from a tropical island and have land mass to grow soybean.
john girua - 04/09/2017

Difference

May I ask the difference of algae and soya in terms of biodiesel. Answering my question will help us a lot for our research. Thank you very much :)
Researcher000 - 25/07/2018

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