THE DECISION to postpone the mandated increases in the biodiesel blend this year and next year is a welcome development if it ...

Biodiesel and renewable diesel each offer sustainability benefits, but they affect engines and filters differently. Learn how ...

THE government will suspend the implementation of a 4-percent biodiesel blend in all fuel sold nationwide which is supposed ...

As such, it can be a far safer fuel source. Biodiesel, though, is a fatty acid methyl ester rather than a hydrocarbon, which means that it's used in limited blends of up to around 20% biodiesel ...

THE Department of Energy (DOE) said over the weekend that there will be a “periodic review” of the biofuel increases, ...

According to Energy Undersecretary Alessandro Sales, the National Biofuels Board (NBB) passed a resolution suspending the ...

The mandated increase in coco-methyl ester (CME) blend in diesel fuel scheduled to be implemented this year and next is set ...

The fatty acid esters, which resemble petroleum diesel's molecular structure, become biodiesel while the glycerol goes into the wastewater as a byproduct. If left untreated, glycerol can pollute ...

The Philippine government is looking into suspending the mandated increase in the blend ratio of biofuels scheduled for ...

Biodiesel is one of the most common alternative fuels in use today. Chemically named methyl esters, biodiesel is produced from various sources such as agricultural oils (soy, corn, canola ...

Biodiesel, by contrast ... A chemical reaction breaks the ester bonds in the feedstock's triglycerides and replaces them with alcohol molecules. On the other side of that reaction, you end ...