Bio Tech Oils Ltd.

Bio diesel is the easiest, cleanest and most efficient transformation of solar energy to produce kinetic energy to power engines. It is sustainable and renewable product with very positive energy balances. It can be manufactured from waste cooking oils (WCO) and therefore offers an alternative use for these products once impending legislation regarding the use of wco in animal bio diesel offers a range of environmental benefits unrivalled by any other alternative fuel feeds is introduced. It is safely biodegradable and non-toxic. Bio diesel can be used straight or as a blend in place of fossil diesel, without modification, in all modern diesel powered engines.

Life cycle emissions of greenhouse gases from bio diesel are 55% lower that fossil diesel. Bio diesel emits far less greenhouse gases and local air pollutants than its mineral oil based competitors. The emissions of Carbon Monoxide (a poisonous gas) from bio diesel are on average 40% lower than carbon monoxide emissions from diesel.

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Tailpipe emissions of local air pollutants are better than fossil diesel specifically: Particulate emissions of bio diesel are measured as 20 to 39% lower than low sulphur fossil diesel and 10 to 29% lower that ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD)

Sulphur emissions are a major contributor of acid rain. Oxides of Sulphur emissions from bio diesel are at least 80% lower than low sulphur fossil diesel and are comparable or lower than ULSD, due to the negligible sulphur content of bio fuels.

Nitrogen Oxides are a contributing factor in the localised formation of smog and ozone. Nitrogen Oxides emissions from bio diesel are comparable with those from ULSD. Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from bio diesel can be significantly reduced by adjustment to the engine’s timing. Catalytic converters, which also reduce emissions from fossil diesel, function effectively with bio diesel.

Volatile Organic Compounds emissions from bio diesel are 55% lower than low sulphur fossil diesel emissions.

Bio diesel has significantly lower toxicity, better biodegradability and higher flash points than fossil fuels. Bio diesel is less toxic than table salt (sodium chloride) and less irritating to the skin than soap. The flash point (the lowest temperature at which it can form an ignitable mixture in air) of fossil diesel is approximately 52 Celsius while Bio diesel has a much higher flash point of approximately 151 Celsius. Bio diesel degrades by 91% in the first twenty-one days: Dextrose (a test sugar used as the positive control when testing biodegradability) degrades at the same rate. Bio diesel degrades about four to five times faster than fossil diesel fuels and can be used as a solvent to aid clean up of fossil diesel spills. This makes bio diesel particularly well suited to use in sensitive areas such as Inland waterways, unprotected ground excavations and agricultural land.

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