Will mixing B100 with E100 create a better fuel than gasoline or diesel?

Question

B100 means 100% biodiesel. E100 means 100% E100. Will the mixture have higher energy density than gasoline?

Answer 1

yes- diesel (bio or petro) has a higher btu content then gasoline.

BUT they have a lower octane rating than gasoline. also diesel has a higher viscosity.

will diesel work in your gas engine? no not really

Answer 2

depends on how you define "better'

if you mean cheaper and more available the answer is no.

bio fuels increase the price of grain and food. hurting the poor.

the only viable, inexpensive, longterm solution is nuclear plants. creating electricty.  electric cars and hydrogen cars

the hydrogen created from water through hydrolysis.

Answer 3

NO !!!

They both have a lower energy density than regular fossil fuels due to the fact that they contain oxygen which in the case of fossil fuels comes almost 100% from the air intake.

In turn, you will no matter what consume around 5% more.

Mixing them would give you specific energy content that would be an average.

What might nevertheless happen is that it would be to explosive for a diesel motor and damage it... and not combust well enough for an otto-motor (regular gas motor) and stack it with soot until the motor gives up.

You might also in both case:

- damage the diesel injectors (problem of wrong viscosity)

- have a very bad mix in the carburettor in regular gas motors

Answer 4

actually b-100 is about 80% vegatable oil and 20% ethonal to cut it. the veg oil alone won't work as it gums up and doesn't burn right. diesels can burn e-100 directly as it's about 125 octane. the trick is balancing cumbustion temps with air and fuel volume. also don't forget about changing all lines and seals to hdpe bio fuels will melt pvc and leak fuel everywhere.