WHAT IS BIODIESEL

WHAT IS BIODIESEL 

• Biodiesel is a fuel for cars, trucks, tractors, and buses that run on diesel.                                               
• Biodiesel is made from soybean oil and soybeans are grown by many farmers.         

WHO USES BIODIESEL

• A lot of schools use biodiesel, also government ships use biodiesel.
• Many other countries also use biodiesel for their transportation.

IS BIODIESEL GOOD FOR OUR EARTH                             

• Definitely!! It has fewer harmful chemicals than gas or petroleum diesel.   
• It helps stop global warming and our air is fresh and clean from biodiesel.

IS BIODIESEL BETTER FOR OUR HEALTH

• YES!! Breathing in biodiesel is better for our hearts and lungs than breathing in regular petroleum diesel.
• It even smells better than petroleum diesel smoke. Biodiesel smells like french fries!!        

WHY IS USING BIODIESEL IMPORTANT TO USA      

• Because biodiesel is a renewable source, we can always make more!
• But petroleum diesel is made from fossil fuels, which are harmful to our environment, and someday fossil fuels will run out.        
• If biodiesel would be made in the United States, it could help stop our world dependence on foreign oil and can help us become a fuel independent country!!

Source:http://www.biodiesel.org.au/biodieselfacts.htm

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIODIESEL

     Definition: "Biotechnology is a technique that is used to make or modify the products of living organisms in order to improve plants or animals, or to develop useful microorganisms."
 Source: http://www.answers.com

Biotechnology has transformed biodiesel.  Biodiesel oil is made from soybeans. A lot farmers are working hard on soybean plantations, but now there are machines that are so advanced in technology that they can help make biodiesel much faster than an individual. Instead of a person working hard all day long,  a machine is doing all the work and the person is watching. Machines are taking over the biodiesel industry and also they are very advanced in technology. Biotechnology has made biodiesel easier and much more safer to use!

Also some traditional methods have been improved to make biodiesel for example, when industries began using biodiesel it was very expensive and they had to use very big machines to create oil from the soybeans, but now people can make biodiesel at home, it's simple. This website http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/biodiesel.html will help and show you how to make your own biodiesel at home.