Cold Weather Properties

Depending on its feedstock, biodiesel can gel at temperatures as warm as 40 degrees Fahrenheit or higher without added anti-gel.

Footprint Recycling uses Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) as its primary feedstock (vegetable oil-based biodiesel has a lower gel temperature than biodiesel made from animal fats or any combination of animal fats and vegetable oil), and Footprint Recycling “climatizes” its biodiesel to further reduce the gel temperature to meet most regional temperature fluctuations.

Footprint Recycling ‘s biodiesel (B100) is guaranteed at temperatures as warm as 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit without added anti-gel.

However, if you operate in cold weather, take precautions to prevent gelling, which can include blending with petroleum or the use of cold weather treatments.

This is especially recommended for vehicles with electronically-controlled, highly-sensitive fuel injection systems such as those found in newer model diesel engines.