Biodiesel waa nooc ka mid ah tamarta noole, kaas oo ku dhow naaftada petrochemical ee guryaha jireed, laakiin ka duwan halabuurka kiimikada. Biodiesel-ka isku dhafan waxaa lagu farsameeyaa iyadoo la adeegsanayo xayawaanka qashinka / saliidda khudradda, saliidda mashiinka wasakhda iyo alaabada wershadaha saliidda sida alaabta ceeriin, ku darida kicinta, iyo isticmaalka qalab gaar ah iyo hababka gaarka ah.