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Biodiesel Biodiesel is a type of clean burning diesel fuel that is either vegetable oil or animal fat-based. There is no petroleum in biodiesel, however, it can be mix with petroleum to fuel large vehicles such as boats.

History The use of alternative fuels dates back to the early 1900s, starting with Rudolph Diesel, the inventor of diesel fuel. Diesel wanteed to fuel vegatable oils for fuel use and in 1900, at the World Exhibition in Paris, France, he demonstrated the first use of this type of fuel by running an engine using peanut oil. Henry ford also wanted to use ethanol, a corn-based fuel, for his Model-T. However, when petroleum was dscovered to be cheaper and more readily available, the biofuels were disregarded. But in 1970, when the Clean Air Act was passed in United States, researchers began to look into biofuels once more. And as fears of a limited petroleum supply grew, biodiesels were developed for new and alternative fuels. Now as global climate changes are increasing, biodeisel is regarded as a new and efficeint was to help threverse the effects of global warming.

Advantages Biodiesel advocates argue that biodiesel has several important advantages, the first and foremost of which being environmental consciousness. Biodiesel in environmentally friendly because it has fewer emissions to the environment, and it is both a renewable and biodegradable source of fuel. Emissions control is an argument that is very key, especially in legislative matters. Biodiesel can reduce the amount of harmful chemicals that are emitted into the air because of conventional fuel sources [|EPA Emission Reduction Table].