{"id":516,"date":"2021-03-29T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomnews.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:35:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:35:03","slug":"the-energy-potential-of-industrial-hemp-biofuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/news\/the-energy-potential-of-industrial-hemp-biofuels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Energy Potential Of Industrial Hemp Biofuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that the effects of fossil fuel use are known to be causing serious climate damage, it is incredibly important for all governments to switch to renewable energy sources. Industrial hemp may just be the solution to saving the planet. In this article I will describe all the different types of hemp biofuel, give some facts about biodiesel, discuss how hemp biofuel compares to other sources and cite a study about hemp biodiesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hemp Biodiesel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hemp seeds contain around 30% oil which can be transformed into biodiesel for vehicles, using transesterification. That is a process where reactants are mixed together; fatty acids, alcohol and a catalyst such as sodium or potassium methanolate. The end result is raw biodiesel and raw glycerol which then undergo a cleaning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n