Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A biofuel made by processing vegetable oils and other fats for use in a diesel engine, either in pure form or as an additive to conventional diesel fuel.
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- noun
Fuel fordiesel engines made of renewableorganic raw materials as opposed tofossil hydrocarbons.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unless a sea-based source of biodiesel is developed we can expect our agricultural miracle to grind to a halt no later than 2030.
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Elliott remembered that it was called a biodiesel RV.
E Is for Environment Ian James Corlett 2011
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Unless a sea-based source of biodiesel is developed we can expect our agricultural miracle to grind to a halt no later than 2030.
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Elliott remembered that it was called a biodiesel RV.
E Is for Environment Ian James Corlett 2011
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Soladiesel biodiesel is clean, renewable, environmentally sustainable and scalable.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Biodiesel Derived from Algae 2008
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On December 3rd, they plan to take off from Auckland using biodiesel from a new source, the seeds of the plant Jatropha curcas.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Jet Powered by Biodiesel derrived from “Weeds” 2008
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* Production of biodiesel is up more than 50 percent.
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You know, build windmills on their property instead of cell towers disguised as giant crosses, put solar panels on the roof, preach to their congregations about working toward energy independence, invest some of their wealth in biodiesel and other alternatives, run their buses on clean fuels, etc.
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In the photo the biodiesel is on the right and the glycerin is on the left.
Making Soap from Bio-Diesel By Products. Anne-Marie 2007
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The technology used to produce biodiesel is well understood, although its biomass feedstocks are limited and production today is fairly expensive.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Ethanol, Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide 2006
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