Question

The difference between structure of the bio diesel and the regular diesel is an ester group.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question during a job interview.

The above asked question is from Biomass and Biofuel in portion Non Conventional Energy Sources and Storage Devices of Applied Chemistry

Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

The best I can explain: The only difference between the structure of bio diesel and regular diesel is an ester group. The structure of the bio diesel is CH3—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—COOCH3 and the structure of the regular diesel is CH3—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—CH3.