Biodiesel Benefits

Employee Health and Workman’s Compensation Savings
Biodiesel exhaust is non-toxic and less offensive than diesel. The use of biodiesel results in substantial reduction of sulfur, unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter. The use of biodiesel produces a noticeable improvement in typical diesel lung and eye irritation. This improved employee health translates into fewer Workman’s Compensation claims. Discover how one major corporation experienced positive results from switching to biodiesel here.

Improved Engine Longevity
Biodiesel is a natural fuel system lubricant. In 2000, a leading Quality Management Systems Manager provided this comment regarding petroleum diesel fuel lubricity problems:
“...lack of lubricity in the fuel has caused premature equipment breakdowns and in some cases, catastrophic failures. This problem will be more dramatic as EPA moves to further reduce the sulfur levels in petro-diesel fuel.”
Independent studies by Stanadyne Automotive Corp. and Southwest Research Institute show biodiesel improves the wear or scarring of metal parts within the fuel system. For more details on biodiesel lubricity benefits, click here.

Safer to Handle than Petroleum Diesel
The flash point (the point at which fuel ignites) for biodiesel (B100) is a minimum of 300 degrees versus about 125 degrees Fahrenheit for regular petroleum diesel #2.
Biodiesel is also non-toxic and biodegradable. These factors make biodiesel one of the safest fuels to use, handle and store.

Easy Transition
Fleet managers, marine vessel owners, agriculture operators and more are discovering that the transition to biodiesel requires little to no costly modification to their engines. In many fleet cases, they benefit from great savings without the need to replace or modify vehicles.