clean facts. Biofuel: All you need to know

A biofuel can be liquid , solid or gas . It can power cars and other vehicles.

 

Most biofuels are at least as energy dense as

coal , but produce less carbon dioxide when burnt. Biodiesel can be produced from vegetable oil and coffee grounds to exotic plants like Jatropha , as long as the plant produces triglycerides (fats and oils).

 

Biodiesel is not toxic or flammable and is biodegradable . Biodiesel has the highest energybalance of any fuel. 3.2 units of energy are gained for every unit of fossil energy needed to produce biodiesel.

 

Rudolf Diesel , inventor of the diesel engine , initially designed it to run on vegetable oil.

 

Henry Ford originally designed the Model T to run on ethan o l .