BIODIESEL- STRAIGHT

VEGETABLE OIL

Students: Apostol Stefania

Belu Mihai
Teacher: Sandu Venetia
Group:
1711 AE

WHAT IS BIODIESEL/SVO?

SVO: is pure vegetable oil, just like what

you use to cook with.
Biodiesel is plant fat or animal oil that has
alcohol (usually methanol) added to it and
glycerin removed through a process called
transesterification.
To use SVO in a vehicle requires converting
the diesel engine.
Biodiesel can be used in any diesel engine.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BD AND SVO

The two biofuels have a lot in common in

that they both can work (see above) in
diesel vehicles and are sometimes
available through the same refueling
stations. There is a natural affinity between
promoters of the two fuels, especially the
committed greenies who go around
collecting waste grease to either a) make
into biodiesel or b) filter and use as SVO.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BD AND SVO

They both are better for the

environment than fossil fuels
They both help reduce America's
dependency on foreign oil
They both use vegetable oil as their
base or feed stock
They both can only be used in diesel
engines

BIODIESEL VS. SVO

SVO will always be cheaper to produce

than biodiesel because SVO only needs
to be filtered and dewatered before it is
ready to be used in any vehicle that
has an SVO conversion kit. Biodiesel on
the other hand, then needs to go
through an additional dangerous
process which uses caustic chemicals
to make the vegetable oil less viscous
and slightly more flammable, this

BIODIESEL VS. SVO

SVO requires a heated auxiliary tank that's

standard with our kits, biodiesel on the other
hand can go directly into the vehicle's standard
diesel tank. Since SVO goes into a pre-heated
tank, it won't clog up the fuel system on cold
winter days like biodiesel does.
The last major difference is that most biodiesel
sold is usually blended between 5% to 20%
biodiesel while the rest is still petrol diesel, while
SVO is 100% vegetable oil, this is another reason
why SVO is always cheaper then biodiesel.

SVO

Diesel engines
with vegetable
oils offer
acceptable engine
performance and
emissions for
short-term
operation. Longterm operation
results in

SVO

Compared to
diesel fuel, all of
the vegetable
oils are much
more viscous,
are more
reactive to
oxygen, and
have higher
cloud point and

COMPARISON OF SVO AND BIODIESEL AS FUEL

Principle
Biological
degradation
Danger of water
pollution

SVO
Production
decentralized
small oil expellers
Environment

BD
central, big
industrial units

very fast

delayed

no

small

regularly no or
toxic
small
Social acceptability
small,
Strategy
big, central
decentralized
Logistics
simple
complex
Transportation
short distances
long distances
Regional income
high
low
generation
Human toxicity

BIOFUEL IN PRACTICE

Algaeus, a 2008 Toyota Prius plug-in

hybrid conversion running on biofuel
blended from algae.

CONCLUSIONS

SVO versus biodiesel is a pseudo argument that

should not exist. It creates a false competitive
situation between two good things and distracts
from the real issues on how we can minimize
the use of fossil fuels.
Whatever you decide, Biodiesel or SVO they all
are biofuels and will reduce your dependence
on store bought diesel.

DIESEL VS. SVO VS. BIODIESEL

B100= 100% biodiesel

B5= 5% biodiesel+ 95% petroleum diesel

BIODIESEL VS. DIESEL