Is Vegetable Oil Right for Me as a Diesel Fuel

In this chapter,we will lay out the argument for using vegetable oil as an alternative diesel fuel. We should note, first of all, that vegetable oil can only be used in diesel engines. If you don’t have a diesel engine, then you also need to be convinced... More

In this chapter,we will lay out the argument for using vegetable oil as an alternative diesel fuel. We should note, first of all, that vegetable oil can only be used in diesel engines. If you don’t have a diesel engine, then you also need to be convinced that it is worthwhile to invest in a diesel,in addition to being convinced that vegetable oil is a worthy choice. There seem to be four different factors that motivate people to use vegetable oil as a fuel: environmental concerns,cheaper fuel costs,geopolitical concerns, and an interest in tinkering. Environmental Reasons The use of straight vegetable oil reduces the carbon contribution of a diesel engine significantly or completely,depending upon whether the oil is fresh or used. The tailpipe emissions of vegetable oil are probably comparable to that of biodiesel, which means that it is better on many measures and worse on some. Fossil Fuel Efficiency There has been no thorough life-cycle energy and carbon analysis of vegetable o Less