Farmers Union Oil of Southern Valley

Propane

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:34:13 +0000

When sold as fuel propane is also known as liquified petroleum gas (LPG or LP-gas) and can be a mixture of propane with smaller amounts of propylene, butane and butylene, plus an odorant (ethanethiol) to allow the normally odorless propane to be smelled. In the United States, propane is primarily a pure fuel with [...]

What is Ethanol

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:33:05 +0000

What is Ethanol?

The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has become widespread due to its environmental and long-term economical advantages over fossil fuel.

Both ethanol and methanol have been considered for this purpose. While both can be obtained from petroleum or [...]

What is BioDiesel

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:31:40 +0000

Biodiesel is a cleaner burning, renewable fuel that offers human health, environmental, energy security and economic benefits. It reduces emissions associated with cancer, asthma and other health concerns as well as pollution associated with global warming. Biodiesel cuts emissions of cancer-causing compounds by 75 to 90 percent compared to those in petroleum diesel exhaust. [...]

What is Blended Ethanol

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:28:01 +0000

I started asking myself that question several years ago and came up with some conclusions you may find interesting. Most folks who pull up to the pump for a fill up give little consideration to the labels and stickers they find there. I was just like that, too.

The only labels that seemed to make [...]