Commonly, when saying “biofuels” we think about biocomponents, such as esters and bioethanol.
Commonly, when saying “biofuels” we think about biocomponents, such as:
- bioethanol - produced from cereals, corn, potatoes and sugar beet – added to petrols
- methyl or ethyl esters – obtained in the process of rape processing – added to diesel oil
What is the biodiesel?
Esters are often called biodiesel. It is an ecological, non-toxic and renewable fuel, undergoing biological decomposition, with almost identical properties as diesel oil.
resulting from the production of biofuels in Poland:
- new workplaces (according to French research: 1000 tons of ester = 11 jobs; according to Germans: 16 jobs, to Italians 23, and to the Spanish , 26),
- improved self-sufficiency regarding the supply of vegetable protein (larger availability of extracted rape meal),
- improved cost-effectiveness of breeding and milk production (reduced prices of extracted rape meal),
- improved energetic independence (fuel production from domestic raw materials),
- improved crop rotation by increasing the crops of rape (now cereals make up too a large part of the crop structure, which has numerous disadvantageous results),
- activation of Polish countryside (possibility to use part (!!) of lands lying fallow to produce rape),
- improved condition of the natural environment (the use of biodiesel means a reduction of S02, C02, CO and HC emissions in combustion gas), and many others.