All About our Fuel

BioDiesel...

BioDiesel is a completely environmentally friendly, clean burning alternative to petroleum diesel.  Any normal diesel vehicle can use our B20 BioDiesel blend and it will improve engine life and running characteristics.  BioDiesel is made from natural renewable products and is completely biodegradable!  Try some of our BioDiesel today, and you’ll notice the difference!

How is BioDiesel made?

BioDiesel is a fuel composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats and meeting the requirements of the American Society for Testing & Materials (D6751) 

BioDiesel starts as vegetable oils or animal fats.  Our suppliers use oil from canola, rapeseed, tallow, soy, yellow grease (fats and used food oil) and mix it with methanol and a catalyst of sodium or potassium hydroxide.  The reaction occurs under heat and creates a mixture of 90% BioDiesel and a 10% glycerin by-product.  The glycerin is then used to make a wide range of products including soap, heart disease drugs, and sweeteners.  Both the BioDiesel and the glycerin have excess alcohol, which is extracted and reused.   

Ethanol...

Ethanol is a renewable, environmentally friendly fuel that is inherently cleaner than gasoline. Ethanol reduces harmful tailpipe emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, and other ozone-forming pollutants.  Any normal gasoline powered vehicle will run on our E10 blend, and any Flex-Fuel vehicle will run on our E85 blend. 

How is Ethanol Made?

Most of the Ethanol used in North America is made from corn, but it can also be produced from other feedstocks such as grain sorghum, wheat, barley, or potatoes. In Brazil, ethanol fuel is made from sugarcane.  Brazil is the world's largest ethanol producer.

There are two ways to make Ethanol, a dry mill and a wet mill process.  Most of the ethanol in North America is made using the dry mill process. In the dry mill method, the starch portion of the corn is fermented into sugar then distilled into alcohol.  Ethanol is the alcohol produced that is used as a fuel. 

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