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Science and the Environment Bulletin: Pumping Soy
Testing was carried out at Environment Canada's ... diesel engine and an oxidation catalyst. Baseline tests were conducted using a commercially available low-sulphur diesel fuel, then the biodiesel tests were done with various percentage blends of methyl soyate and conventional diesel ...
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Environmental effects of synthetic-based drilling muds (SBMs)
Synthetic-based fluids are free of inherent contaminants, unlike conventional oil-based drilling fluids. As ... provide the drilling performance characteristics of traditional oil-based fluids (OBFs) based on diesel and mineral oil, but with lower environmental impact and greater worker safety ...
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biodiesel
Biodiesel can also be used for generators, boats, or as ... collection trucks, and the smell is much more pleasant than with conventional diesel vehicles. Also, biodiesel is more lubricating than mineral diesel, and so increases engine life. waste reduction: it can reduce waste ...
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veg oil motoring
Straight vegetable oil should not be used in an unconverted diesel vehicle, due ... exchange system. Before stopping, switch to the diesel tank again so that there will be mineral diesel in the fuel line when you ... on the fuel filter. They say no used oil. In a conventional diesel engine, fuel is initially sprayed onto a heater plug at ...
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Biodiesel as a Transportation Fuel
Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the health effects testing requirements under the Clean Air Act. The use of biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine results in substantial reductions of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to emissions from diesel fuel. Can biodiesel help ...
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Gas-to-Liquid Fuels In Transportation
Fischer-Tropsch process into a clean diesel fuel. This fuel can be used as a blendstock to upgrade conventional petroleum diesel fuels and extend diesel fuel capacity and supplies. GTL ... blended with conventional diesel to reduce existing diesel vehicle exhaust and toxic emissions. Furthermore, it could improve the prospects of new engines meeting the national 2007 and 2010 heavy-duty diesel ...
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Bus Factsheet
While the placement of significant numbers of fuel cell buses into transit ... typical transit routes, allowing for high public visibility, real-world evaluation, and displacement of conventional bus emissions. • Fuel cell systems are subject to heavy-duty operating conditions ...
drivingthefuture.org

The Biofuels Source Book: Index
How does biodiesel compare to conventional diesel? How much does it cost to make biodiesel, and how big is the market? Can renewable diesel be made from other sources? What is ... economic development Why do biofuels help prevent global warming? Are biofuels cleaner than gasoline and diesel? How can biofuels reduce toxic compounds in gasoline? What effect will the production of energy ...
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The Biofuels FAQs : The Facts About Biofuels: Usage Today
These drawbacks can be overcome by inexpensive modifications at the time of manufacture to produce flexible-fuel vehicles. All diesel engines can run ... economy, power, and torque. In practice, low-level blends are practically indistinguishable from conventional diesel. Biodiesel also has superior lubricity, which reduces wear and tear on the engine ...
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Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel
Diesel Vehicles Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Biodiesel Flex-Fuel Vehicles Alternative Fuels Energy Requirements Energy Efficient Technologies Electric Vehicles Fuel Cell Vehicles Ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) will begin replacing conventional diesel fuel starting in 2006. The new fuel will contain 97% less sulfur than conventional ...
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