Some Frequently Asked Questions about Coco  Biodiesel

Coco-biodiesel is a biodegradable, non-poisonous clean-burning fuel, scientifically known as Coconut Methyl Ester (CME), produced from coconut oil thru a proces called transesterification. This renders it suitable for use in diesel engines as a substitute or blend, without the need for any engine modification.

It considerably improves engine performance. Since its cetane rating is around 10 points higher than fossil diesel it delivers more power to the engine. It also contains natural oxygen (lacking in fossil diesel), resulting in more efficient combustion. Because of its high lubricity, it decreases engine wear and tear, and prolongs engine life. As a natural hydrocarbon detergent, it dissolves carbon deposits and cleans the combustion chamber and fuel system. The longer you use it, the cleaner and more efficient your engine gets.

For the first time use, a 5% CME blend is suggested. Thus, for a 50-liter load of diesel, 2.5 liters of CME is needed. Subsequent usage may be reduced to 2%. Paint surfaces where CME dripped must be wiped clean to avoid thinning due to CME's detergent action. Fuel filters need to be cleaned or changed after initial CME use, since filter plugging may result from CME's solvency action which removes carbon deposits from the engine.

Sustained use of this blend increases mileage from 10% - 40%, boosts engine power and acceleration, and reduces harmful emissions up to 80%. After around five months use, the need for change oil will be reduced to once every 25,000 kilometers.

The widespread use of coco-biodiesel will reduce significantly aire pollution, which is a leading cause of respiratory and cardiac illnesses and cancer. The government spends around $400M a year on pollution-caused sicknesses. In addition, since CME's feedstock is coconut oil, it will uplift the ailing coconut industry in the country and create more jobs and income for the 3.5M coconut farmers and their 25M dependents nationwide.

Yes. In fact it is a priority project of the Philippine government implemented by the Department of Energy in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippine Coconut Authority, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Finance. Memorandum Circular No 55 mandates its use for all government-owned diesel vehicles.

Coco-biodiesel will soon be mandated by the government as a required blend (1%) for fossil diesel. The blend has been scientifically verified and proven by DOE and DOST to reduce air pollution and enhance mileage of diesel engines by 20-40%. It has also been provento have the ability to retard engine wear and tear and reduce the need for frequent oil change.

Yes. It has passed more than 1M miles of testing and is approved for use by the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy and US Department of Transportation. Likewise CME has passed and surpassed all biofuel standards set by the World Fuel Charger which is signed by all the major car/truck manufacturers in the world who have thus approved its use in their brand new vehicles without voiding their warranties.

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