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It can be used in any diesel engine without modifications — diesel engines run better and last longer with biodiesel
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Biodiesel is a much cleaner fuel than conventional fossil-fuel petroleum diesel ("dinodiesel").
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Biodiesel burns up to 75% cleaner than petroleum diesel fuel.
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Biodiesel reduces unburned hydrocarbons (93% less), carbon monoxide (50% less) and particulate matter (30% less) in exhaust fumes, as well as cancer-causing PAH (80% less) and nitrited PAH compounds (90% less). (US Environmental Protection Agency)
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Sulphur dioxide emissions are eliminated (biodiesel contains no sulphur).
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Biodiesel is plant-based and using it adds no extra CO2 greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.
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The ozone-forming (smog) potential of biodiesel emissions is nearly 50% less than petro-diesel emissions.
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Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions may increase or decrease with biodiesel but can be reduced to well below petro-diesel fuel levels.
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Biodiesel exhaust is not offensive and doesn't cause eye irritation (it smells like French fries!).
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Biodiesel is environmentally friendly: it is renewable, and "more biodegradable than sugar and less toxic than table salt" (US National Biodiesel Board, based on US Environmental Protection Agency studies).
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Biodiesel is a much better lubricant than petro-diesel and extends engine life -- even a small amount of biodiesel means cleaner emissions and better engine lubrication: 1% biodiesel added to petro-diesel will increase lubricity by 65%.
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Biodiesel can be mixed with petro-diesel in any proportion, with no need for a mixing additive.
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Biodiesel has a higher cetane number than petroleum diesel because of its oxygen content. The higher the cetane number, the more efficient the fuel -- the engine starts more easily, runs better and burns cleaner.
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With slight variations depending on the vehicle, performance and fuel economy with biodiesel is the same as with petro-diesel.
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Biodiesel can be used in any diesel engine without modification.
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