What is Biodiesel? What are the Benefits?
What is Biodiesel? What are the Benefits? As it is known, energy is the most important phenomenon that human beings need. The energy issue has an important place in the world. 80% of the world's energy needs are met by fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. The combustion of these fuels causes environmental pollution and many negativities. Therefore, renewable environmentally friendly energy sources should be used and this issue should be developed. In this article, we will try to give information about biodiesel, which is an alternative to gasoline and diesel fuel. Biodiesel is a product obtained by converting animal and vegetable oils into diesel fuel by mixing them with base and alcohol. Waste vegetable and animal oils can also be used as a raw material for biodiesel. Oils collected and obtained from oilseed plants such as rapeseed (canola), sunflower, safflower, soybean, domestic frying oils and animal fats, frozen oils and even used oils in fast-food restaur