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Biodiesel as Diesel Engine Fuel

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In recent years, the interest to use biodiesel as a substitute for mineral diesel has been increasing steadily. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel, consisting of various fatty acid methyl esters with the exact composition depending on the feedstock. This is a distinctly different composition than the hydrocarbon content of mineral diesel. In spite of that, biodiesel has many properties very close to those of mineral diesel. Consequently, the required biodiesel-related modifications of the diesel engine are typically rather minor. On the other hand, because of its different chemical character, biodiesel has several properties, which differ from those of mineral diesel just enough to offer an opportunity to reduce harmful emissions without worsening other economy and engine performances. It should be noted, however, that biodiesel properties may depend heavily on its raw materials.

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