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The physical and chemical differences between SVO, RME, and MWVF

SVO Straight Vegetable Oil
Is a simple tryglyceride molecule with three hydrocarbon chains connected by an ester bond to glycerol

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RME Rapeseed Methyl Ester
Is formed by breaking the ester bond and releasing the hydrocarbon chains as Free Fatty Acid Methyl Esters, leaving the glycerol as a waste by-product

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MWVF Modified Waste Vegetable Fat
Is a mixture or blend of SVO (complete triglyceride fat molecules) with other short chin fats or organic solvents and water and oxygenators. The lighter weight molecules make the whole mixture less viscid.

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