A Healthier Environment: How To Make Biofuels More Prominent In Your Life

HOW TO MAKE BIOFUELS MORE PROMINENT IN YOUR LIFE

Using alternative fuel is a great way to help the environment. We share everything you need to know on how to make biofuels more prominent in your life.

Did you know your cooking oil can help save the environment? In fact, it can create a fuel that produces 78% fewer greenhouse gases than regular petroleum.

But understanding what biofuels are and how to make biofuels requires knowledge, expertise and the right equipment.

Learn more and discover how you can help reduce society’s reliance on petroleum while cutting costs.

What Is Biofuel?

Regular petroleum is nonrenewable. It’s created using toxic chemical substances that are harmful to the environment. Biofuels, on the other hand, rely on biomass for their creation and have fewer harmful impacts on the world.

In fact, biofuels are better for the environment, you and your engine.

There are two main types of biofuels.

ETHANOL

Ethanol is made from plant materials, such as sugars and starches, called biomass. It acts as a blending agent that reduces the emissions of regular gas.

In the US, ethanol cuts emissions by up to 25%. However, the energy associated with growing corn and extracting the proper material from it is costly to the environment. Recent developments may reduce these costs.

BIODIESEL

Biodiesel is the other prominent type of biofuel. It is made from materials like cooking grease and vegetable oil, making it especially convenient for commercial entities. Instead of paying someone to dispose of their leftover cooking grease and oil, many biofuel producers will take the substance for free.

Biodiesel is a safe and environmentally-friendly alternative for diesel fuel. Drivers can blend biodiesel with regular diesel gas or run their diesel engines purely on the biodiesel itself.

How to Make Biofuels

Making biofuels is a long and careful process.

Fermentation is the process that creates ethanol. Similar to fermenting alcoholic processes, microorganisms like bacteria break down the biomass to produce ethanol.

Biodiesel requires transesterification and, sometimes, pretreatment processes to ensure the oil or grease is adequately prepared for the biodiesel creation process.

The basic steps involve mixing the components with an alcoholic blend and a catalyst. Doing so creates biodiesel and raw glycerol, a by-product.

How to Be a Part

So what does biofuel have to do with you?

Across the nation, thousands of companies create food daily for their customers: restaurants, hotels, stores, schools and even casinos. Rather than paying a company to dispose of the end products from this cooking, these locations can cut costs by working with a biofuel producer.

Not only is this option more cost effective but it also reduces society’s carbon footprint.

All it takes is creating an organized oil recycling program and reaching out to a local food waste recycling company. Aside from storing the oil and setting up a schedule, you can sit back and relax: the recycling company does the rest.

Join the Cause

Do you want to be part of a sustainable community? Would you like your customers to know you care about their well-being?

Now that you know what biofuels are and how to make biofuels, join the cause. Use your waste to cut emissions and reduce the footprint humans are leaving on the world.

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Together, we can turn your company’s waste into a clean future.