false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171656039m/112179.jpg 112179 1 <p>Using vegetable oils as a fuel for home heating and transportation is a hundred years old: Rudolf Diesel's original engine was operated on plant oils due to the lack of fossil fuels. Later, plant and animal oils were converted into a petrodiesel-compatible fuel known as biodiesel: a clean, low-carbon fuel.</p> <p>In the early 1980s, home brewers discovered they could transform waste restaurant fryer oils into crude biodiesel and use it in automobiles at 100% concentrations at one quarter the cost of petrodiesel. Yet automotive and engine manufacturers insist that late-model vehicles may be damaged when run on high concentrations of biodiesel and may not honor engine warranties where biodiesel fuel has been used.</p> <p><i>Biodiesel Basics and Beyond</i> aims to separate fact from fiction and to educate potential home, farm and cooperative manufacturers on the economic production of quality biodiesel from both waste and virgin oil feedstock. The book includes:</p> <p> â&#128;¢ Detailed processes and lists of equipment required to produce biodiesel that meets North American standards<br> â&#128;¢ How farmers can use excess oilseed as a feedstock for biodiesel production<br> â&#128;¢ The use of the co-byproduct glycerin in making soap<br> â&#128;¢ A guide to numerous reference materials and a list of supplier data.</p> <p><b>William Kemp</b> is VP Engineering of Powerbase Automation Systems Inc. and a consulting electronics/software designer who develops control systems for low environmental impact hydroelectric utilities worldwide. He is a sustainable living and clean energy advocate working in renewable energy heating, energy efficiency, photovoltaic, microhydro and wind electric systems.</p> 108014 1 4 2006 Biodiesel Basics and Beyond: A Comprehensive Guide to Production and Use for the Home and Farm total:4|5:1|4:3| 4 17 14 0 0 0 false false Sat Aug 15 10:16:07 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:16:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 15:13:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 15:13:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 23 10:48:18 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 10:48:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 09:59:06 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 09:59:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 07 11:33:43 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 11:33:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 05 16:53:31 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 16:53:31 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 18 20:52:49 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 20:52:49 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Sep 29 16:03:28 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 16:03:40 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 19 11:01:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 11:39:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Feb 24 08:56:45 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 08:56:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jan 24 22:15:45 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 22:15:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 08 18:38:16 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 18:38:20 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jul 19 16:00:27 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 16:00:29 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Jul 19 15:58:59 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 15:59:02 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=112179