September 2004
http://www.dieselnet.com/
Biodiesel test with Peugeot cars completed in Brazil
A biodiesel study with two PSA Group vehicles--a Peugeot 206 with a
1.9 liter diesel engine and a Citroen Xsara Picasso with a 2.0 liter
HDI engine--has been completed in Brazil. Both vehicles were driven
more than 100,000 kilometers on B30 soy ethyl ester biodiesel blend
(30% biodiesel, 70% petrodiesel). It was concluded that the cars
maintained the normal level of performance while operated using
biodiesel.
The validation study, carried out by the University of Sao Paulo
Laboratory for the Development of Clean Technologies (LADETEL) in
association with Peugeot Citroen, began in September 2003.
The biodiesel was an ethyl (rather than methyl) ester of soybean oil.
The use of ethanol in place of methanol in biodiesel production is
preferred in Brazil, a country with abundant bio-ethanol resources.
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=25308
http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/document/presse_communique/PR_braz
ilian_biodiesel1094119730.pdf
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