The International Biodiesel Day is observed on August 10 every year to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels. The date was chosen to mark the Research Experiments by Sir Rudalph Diesel, who for the first time in 1893 ran an engine with Peanut Oil. Diesel predicted that vegetable oil is going to replace the fossil fuels in the next century.
Facts About Biodiesel
- Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil – or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl, or propyl) esters.
- They are renewable, bio-degradable, sustainable and environment friendly fuel.
- Fats and oils are converted into biodiesel through a process known as transesterification.
- Biodiesel, made from renewable resources, does not deplete finite petroleum resources and is biodegradeable and non-toxic.
Test Your Knowledge
In India seeds from ______ plant are used for the production of bio-fuel?
