Diesel
What is Bio Diesel?
The concept dates back to 1885 when Dr. Rudolf Diesel built the first diesel engine
with the full intention of running it on vegetative source.
He first displayed his engine at the Paris show of 1900 and astounded everyone when
he ran the patented engine on any hydrocarbon fuel available - which included gasoline
and peanut oil. In 1912 he stated " … the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels
may seem insignificant today. But such oils may in the course of time become as
important as petroleum and the coal tar products of present time."
Scientists discovered that the viscosity ( thicKness) of vegetable oils could be
reduced in a simple chemical process In 1970 and that it could work well as diesel
fuel in modern engine.
This fuel is called Bio- Diesel.
Since than the technical developments have largely been completed. Plant oil is
highly valued as Bio fuel "Diesel" and transformed into Bio Diesel in most industrialised