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Biodiesel is a liquid fuel produced from vegetable oils and animal fats,
The properties of the biodiesel are essentially the same as the gas oil (diesel)
automotive density and cetane number. (cetane number is used to
characterize the volatility and ease of inflammation of the fuels used in diesel
engines.) A flash point above is presented. Therefore, the biodiesel can be
blended with diesel fuel for use in engines or even completely replace.
Biodiesel can be made through four techniques, these are: direct use and mixing
raw oils, microemulsions, transesterification and pyrolysis. but the most used is the
transesterification, so we will focus on this