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Which form of biomass do you prefer and why?
I would prefer Biodiesel because Biodiese is a fuel made by
chemically reacting alcohol with vegetable oils, animal fats,
or
greases, such as recycled restaurant grease. Most biodiesel today
is made from soybean oil.
Biodiesel is most often blended with petroleum diesel in ratios of
two percent (B2), five percent (B5), or 20 percent
(B20). It can also be used as neat (pure) biodiesel (B100).
Biodiesel fuels are compatible with and can be used in unmodifed
diesel engines with the existing fueling infrastructure. It is one
of the fastest growing transportation fuels in the U.S.
Biodiesel contains virtually no sulfur, so it can reduce sulfur
levels in the nation’s diesel fuel supply, even compared with
today’s low sulfur fuels. While removing sulfur from
petroleum-based diesel results in poor lubrication, biodiesel is a
superior lubricant and can reduce the friction of diesel fuel in
blends of only one or two percent. This is an important
characteristic because the Environmental Protection Agency now
requires that sulfur levels in diesel fuel be 97 percent lower than
they were prior to 2006