Biodiesel Banned In Texas

[4by4bygod]

that sucks bigtime. lots of people get biodesel and wvo mixed up. I run straight heated wvo in my truck, everyone always asks me about my biodiesel. its the same stuff, except the biodesel has had the glycerin removed from it using lye and methanol which makes it thin enough to run without a heated system.
I guess if you get pulled over there smellin like fries, you'll have to tell them you filled up outof state huh? what can they do?

I think the enforcement will focus on the producers of biodiesel, not the users.

biodiesel and WVO come from different sources, they aren't the same thing.. WVO is just that, waste vegetable oil, while biodiesel comes from soy, or rapeseed.

interesting thing about glycerine...All biodiesel contains glycerine, it's just that the amounts vary. glycerines are what causes gelling in the cold weather, and interestingly enough, glycerine is the compund that provides lubricity.

Tom

 

[AKbigsub]

kinda funny how the largest state in the nation known for oil has banned biodiesel

FYI, Alaska is the largest state (at least twice the size of TX) and more oil is produced in Alaska than anywhere else in North America. Just thought you would like to know

 

[k204dr]

I realize production biodiesel comes from new oil, but I can take the exact same waste vegetable oil I run in my truck, run it thru my setup with methanol and lye, and have biodiesel. so it can be the same stuff, just depends on who you get it from. it doesn't take a completely different kind of oil to make it.
still too bad they're shuttin it down there.

 

[uao85]

I think the enforcement will focus on the producers of biodiesel, not the users.

biodiesel and WVO come from different sources, they aren't the same thing.. WVO is just that, waste vegetable oil, while biodiesel comes from soy, or rapeseed.

interesting thing about glycerine...All biodiesel contains glycerine, it's just that the amounts vary. glycerines are what causes gelling in the cold weather, and interestingly enough, glycerine is the compund that provides lubricity.

Tom

the methanol that is added to biodiesel is taken out, it is used to react with the tri-glycerides, absorb all of the detergents and impurities in the oil, and is all drained out as a byproduct(glycerin) it essentially replaces a fatty peptide with an alcohol peptide while taking out all the detergents. Poor quality biodiesel isnt always filtered that well, so it can still have some glycerin or detergents in it, and no its not good for the engine. But the gelling is caused by the free fatty acids that are still in the fuel, wvo gells easily because these glycerides are not broken down and impurities filtered out, biodiesel has a lower gel point because of this process. Also the glycerides(fat from oil)not glycerin is what causes the lubricity of the oil. Glycerin is what is used to make soap, a glyceride is a fat molecule.

Regards,
Remington

 

[chalet2506]

I was running that stuff in my 2000 7.3 Powestroke. No problems, good mileage, less smoke. The city of Denton, Tx manufactures its own biodiesel for the municipal trucks. They built a little plant and pickup used oil from all the restaraunts. I wonder what the state's going to be about that.

 

[POWERMAD]

I went to class on the new EPA regulated Volvo diesel engines and Ultra Low Sulfer Fuel.
As per Volvo & Cummins Bio-diesel can be mixed but at no more than 5%, it will take out the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter).
All 2007 diesel engines will have this in some sort of form.

 

[4by4bygod]

the methanol that is added to biodiesel is taken out, it is used to react with the tri-glycerides, absorb all of the detergents and impurities in the oil, and is all drained out as a byproduct(glycerin) it essentially replaces a fatty peptide with an alcohol peptide while taking out all the detergents. Poor quality biodiesel isnt always filtered that well, so it can still have some glycerin or detergents in it, and no its not good for the engine. But the gelling is caused by the free fatty acids that are still in the fuel, wvo gells easily because these glycerides are not broken down and impurities filtered out, biodiesel has a lower gel point because of this process. Also the glycerides(fat from oil)not glycerin is what causes the lubricity of the oil. Glycerin is what is used to make soap, a glyceride is a fat molecule.

Regards,
Remington

Thanks for the correction regarding glycerine / glycerides.. you are correct. in my hurry to make a point, I forgot the distinction.

Tom

 

[uao85]

Thanks for the correction regarding glycerine / glycerides.. you are correct. in my hurry to make a point, I forgot the distinction.

Tom

tsall good bro.

Remington