Biodiesel is a liquid fuel technically known as a mono alkyl ester made from oils and alcohols Biodiesel is a renewable fuel that can be produced in any climate using already developed agricultural practices Biodiesel is made from renewable resources such as vegetable oils or other types of biomass B100 is 100 biodiesel Biodiesel is widely available in both its neat form B100 and in blends with petroleum diesel for example B2 B5 B20 Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl methyl ethyl or propyl esters Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids eg vegetable oil soybean oilanimal fat with an alcohol producing fatty acid esters Biodiesel is a drop-in biofuel and thus meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines Biodiesel can be used alone or blended with petrodiesel in any proportions1 Biodiesel blends can also be used as heating oi