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biodiesel

diesel fuel made of transesterified biologically-produced oils
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biodiesel

Summary

biodiesel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,214 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • biodiesel is a type of diesel fuel[2].
  • biodiesel is a type of biofuel[3].
  • biodiesel's Commons category is recorded as Biodiesel[4].
  • biodiesel's said to be the same as is recorded as hydrotreated vegetable oil[5].
  • biodiesel comprises fatty acid ester[6].
  • biodiesel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biodiesel[7].
  • biodiesel's Commons gallery is recorded as Biodiesel[8].
  • biodiesel's has characteristic is recorded as hygroscopy[9].
  • biodiesel's fabrication method is recorded as transesterification[10].
  • biodiesel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include diesel fuel[2] and biofuel[3].

Use and Application

biodiesel comprises fatty acid ester[6].

Why It Matters

biodiesel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,214 views/month).[1] biodiesel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] biodiesel is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → diesel fuel, biofuel
    Has part(s) → fatty acid ester
    Has characteristic → hygroscopy
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25073, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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