Biodiesel – Fuel made from Americas Croplands

America’s diesel fuels have had the sulfur content drastically cut by The Environmental Protection Agency. The new EPA mandate reduces sulfur content in diesel fuels by 95%, from 500PPM to 15PPM. Immediately, 80% of all diesel sold must be “ultra-low sulfur diesel”, or ULSD.

Our American economy is fueled by both diesel and the engines that use it. 94 percent of the Nation's total freight is driven by diesel vehicles because nothing matches a diesel’s combination of durability, economy, engine safety and continuous power under load. It's been proven that overtime, low-lubricity fuels cause permature engine failure.

Biodiesel restores lost lubricity, without a single engine modification, and converts almost any diesel into a cleaner renewable-fuel burning engine. It is the only environmentally safe solution that's been proven, and cost effective.

Biodiesel, containing no sulfur, restores the lubricity lost to desulphurization even in blends of only 2 percent. It is a fuel – not an additive. Variations in the blend have no adverse consequences.

Biodiesel is:

• made from renewable raw materials
• completely compatible with existing diesel engines
• compatible with pre-existing fuel distribution channels
• simpler to make than diesel
• biodegradable and non-toxic
• safe from accidental fires
• biodiesel reduces particulates and emissions

B100, defined by ASTM International (see ASTM-6751), is a proven and established fuel and is simple to make. Biodiesel can (and hopefully will) replace petroleum-derived diesel. However, most often, the two fuels are blended in blends of B2 (2% biodiesel), B5 and B20. These blends are subject to the same engine performance and emissions standards as petroleum based diesel.

Biodiesel usage credits were created by The Federal Government, in the 2004 Federal transportation bill, rebating Federal motor fuels excise taxes. Blenders are eligible for a $1.00 per B100-gallon.