Motor Oil Info

Biodiesel is a mixture of methyl esters of long chain fatty acids like lauric, palmitic, steric, oleic, etc. It is produced by the transesterification of animal fats and vegetable oils. Typical examples are rapeseed oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil palm oil and its derivatives from vegetable sources. Beef and sheep tallow and poultry oil from animal sources and cooking oil are also the sources of raw materials.

The chemistry of conversion to biodiesel is essentially the same. Oil or fat react with methanol or ethanol in the presence of catalyst sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide to form biodiesel (methylesters) and glycerin. AMSOIL Synthetic Diesel Oil can be used with biodiesel.