Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process. Using simple catalysis, the researchers have been ...

Automobile exhaust emitted by fossil-fuel-based vehicles, especially those operating on diesel, is known to be a major source of fine dust and greenhouse gases. Using biodiesel instead of diesel is an ...

With gallon prices climbing dramatically, alternative fuels are starting to hold a greater appeal for a larger number of consumers. One alternative fuel is biodiesel, which is made from a renewable ...

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology have found a much better way to make biodiesel. Their new method could lower the cost and increase the energy efficiency of fuel production.

Chemists have developed a way of purifying biodiesel made from vegetable oils, which is cheap, simple and low in toxicity. Researchers were able to remove glycerol, the main by-product of vegetable ...

At this stage, it's looking more and more like only rich people can afford gas, and the situation is even worse if you need to fill up with diesel. The cost of diesel fuel rose above $5 per gallon in ...

In 2006, Austin had more biodiesel pumps than any other U.S. city, a distinction that owed much to Jeff Plowman, who co-founded Austin Biofuels in 2003 with mechanical engineer Kurt Lyell and diesel ...

Chevron's Renewable Energy Group is turning used cooking oil into biodiesel and delivering it to Restaurant Technologies to fuel their trucks. For more than 10 years, Minneapolis-based Restaurant ...

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