Replacing petroleum, biodiesel has many advantages and limitations. Biodiesel has many significant benefits over it.

Here is the list of environmental benefits of biodiesel:

• Biodiesel is a carbon-neutral one. It means that it does not emit any carbon gases in the form of carbon dioxide.
• Biodiesel production is highly a biodegradable process.
• It is non-toxic.
• Biodiesel has a higher flash point than any other diesel.
• Biodiesel is a renewable form of energy source.
• It is also economical.
• It is less polluting than petroleum products since it produces less particulate matters like carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and unburned hydrocarbon.
• The life of catalytic converters increases if the biodiesel 100% free from sulfur is used.
• Biodiesel can be used in combination with others like heating oil etc.
• Biodiesel can be used in the existing oil heating system and diesel engines with little or no modification.
• It gives the same energy level per gallon like the petroleum diesel.
• The lifetime of the engines is extended due to the lubricating effect of biodiesel.

Though biodiesel has a lot of advantages over the existing one, there are also some disadvantages concerning it.

(edited 2-Dec-2019)