Renewable Diesel

Renewable Diesel, often called green diesel? or second generation diesel?, refers to petrodiesel-like fuels derived from biological sources that are chemically not esters and thus distinct from biodiesel. Renewable diesel is chemically the same as petrodiesel, but it is made from biomass. [5]

In addition, the terms renewable diesel and green diesel have been further distinguished based on the processing method to create the fuel with petrodiesel-like chemical composition.For the purpose of this discussion, the term “renewable diesel” will refer to all diesel fuels derived from biomass that meet the standards of ASTM D975? and are not mono-alkyl esters?.

The definition of renewable diesel is not as straightforward as that of biodiesel. The term “renewable diesel” has been defined separately by the Department of Energy DOE with the Internal Revenue Service IRS? and the Environmental Protection Agency EPA.

External links:

For details: "What’s the Difference between Biodiesel and Renewable (Green) Diesel" by Jesse Yoon for Advanced Biofuels USA.

See also: IRS Definition.

-- JoanneIvancic - 23 May 2011