Biodiesel Rulez!!! [ARCHIVED]

[Bogeyman]

At least American efforts in biofuels are getting celebrity support:

[size=4]Julia Roberts Now a Spokeswoman for Alternative Fuel[/size]
FOXNews.com, Friday, July 21, 2006

Dallas-based Earth Biofuels announced that Roberts will become a spokeswoman for the company and chair its new advisory board.

"It's very important that we expand our use of clean energy and make a long-term commitment to it. Biodiesel and ethanol are better for the environment and for the air we breathe," Roberts said in a statement released this week.

Roberts joins fellow Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and country singer Willie Nelson in promoting the use of renewable fuels. Freeman and Nelson are on Earth Biofuels' board of directors.

Earth Biofuels produces biodiesel and is the exclusive distributor of Nelson's signature brand of biodiesel. The soy derivative is mostly sold in a blend called B20, which is 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel.

Earth Biofuels said it will work with Roberts on a program to encourage the use of biodiesel in more than 500,000 diesel school buses nationwide.

The 38-year-old actress made her Broadway debut this spring in a revival of Richard Greenberg's "Three Days of Rain."

Her screen hits include "Pretty Woman," "Steel Magnolias" and "Erin Brockovich" -- for which she won an Oscar in 2001. She gave birth to twins, Hazel and Phinnaeus, in November 2004. She is married to cinematographer Danny Moder.

[lolo pepe]

in the U.S., many biodiesel advocates make their own biodiesel and use them 100% in place of petro diesel. this is where the savings come from since they use WVO (waste vegetable oil or used cooking oil). i didn't had the time to read the 42 pages in this thread (labo na mga mata, sakit pa ang likod) so i'm unsure if someone has already posted this: making 1 liter home-brewed 100% biodiesel. if you're willing spend the time and money to get the feel out of making biodiesel and can get the materials and chemicals locally, type "dr. pepper biodiesel" in your browser and read on from the websites. just observe the safety precautions, get enough ventilation and do it away from children and pets (preferably a garage or back room). if you decide not to go this route and just buy biodiesel, the websites are worth reading for the curious. time to go...inom pa ako ng gamot.

[Psalm136:2]

Sa mga BD long time users, question lang po. Every time I start my engine in the morning, it spews out black smoke then it turns into greyish white as the temp goes up to normal operating temp. Normal ba to?
Also bakit di nagbabago amoy ng usok as others claim na amoy something... something... I'm using BioExceed from SeaOil, 20mL for every 20L ang blend (recommended based on the bottle label). I started using it right after my PMS about a month ago.

[altec]

psalm, the french fries smell that others claim is more noticeable the higher your BD inclusion. At BD1, you will have to have a sensitive nose to notice the difference. There is, but requires you to smell a lot of exhaust smoke!!

Using BD doesn't guarantee that your car smoke belching tendency will be eliminated. If engine parts need adjustment, it will still smoke belch. Example, when I submitted our townace and L300 to DOST for field testing before and after BD application, both registered a before application of over 4. 1 hour after application, it started to go down to 2-2.5. Passing is 2.5 for diesel. At 2.5, its still high. The engine needed to be checked to reduce its smoke emissions.

Anyway, my question for others is: My friend offered me their WVO based BD at only P35/liter, and they are using it at BD100. Finally, he admitted that nakapalit na siya ng oil seal sa canter/elf niya. But he is so confident, that he is using BD100 in his new Hyundai Sta Fe with a CRDi engine! Is WVO based BD ok? Would you be willing to go BD100? At P35/liter, mas mura na siya kaysa sa regular diesel! They got their WVO from chinese restaurants daw.

[rsnald]

Anyway, my question for others is: My friend offered me their WVO based BD at only P35/liter, and they are using it at BD100. Finally, he admitted that nakapalit na siya ng oil seal sa canter/elf niya. But he is so confident, that he is using BD100 in his new Hyundai Sta Fe with a CRDi engine! Is WVO based BD ok? Would you be willing to go BD100? At P35/liter, mas mura na siya kaysa sa regular diesel! They got their WVO from chinese restaurants daw.

P35/liter yung Biodiesel or P35/liter yung waste vegetable oil? if it's the latter, masasabi ko lang.... mahal :D pero kung P35/liter yung benta ng BD... pwede na... medyo malaki pa rin kita ng friend mo hehehe.
Now... would I try BD made from WVO? why not...if... (and that's a big IF) it passes the standards for biodiesel, specially yung %total glycerides and acidity specifications. How to check? No choice but to send it to DOST or DOE... have them check %total glycerol and acid number or acid value. google mo na lang specs.

[altec]

rsnald, P35 is the home made BD. As of now, meron daw siya 16 tons of WVO to be processed. Yung mga kumukuha sa kanya, BD100 daw ang gamit. At BD100, yang 16 tons of WVO, I don't know what the conversion to final BD product is, konti lang yan. Maybe good for 20 trucks for 1 month use.

How about what others said to check the BD, by putting it in the ref and see if it becomes cloudy or worse, mag sebo? Or mixing it with water and shaking it and let settle, ito yung procedure to check for diesel contaminants?

[XTO]

Sa mga BD long time users, question lang po. Every time I start my engine in the morning, it spews out black smoke then it turns into greyish white as the temp goes up to normal operating temp. Normal ba to?
Also bakit di nagbabago amoy ng usok as others claim na amoy something... something... I'm using BioExceed from SeaOil, 20mL for every 20L ang blend (recommended based on the bottle label). I started using it right after my PMS about a month ago.

ako i've noticed after starting talagang mausok even acceleration pero pag mainit na transparent clear na. i'm using envirotek biodiesel. 200 ml per 20 liters of diesel. (right now petron since last month)

[dlim]

for me, ive been using activ bd100 for 3 years now and ok naman lahat ng parts, seals and gaskets... no problem daw un dahil nag lilinis lang sya ng mga carbon deposits. havent tried any other dahil contento ako sa activ bd100.. hehe, and walang usuk talaga car ko pag starting ang pag acceleration

[altec]

dlim, verify ko lang. You use PURE bioactive sa auto mo? Not mixed bioactive with diesel?

[van_wilder]

bd20 ang optimal... bd100 is too much...