On Chicago's near West Side, high school students are refining used cooking oil from local restaurants into usable biodiesel. They brought their biodiesel-fueled go-kart to an Illinois Department of ...

Researchers have developed a novel method to produce biodiesel from waste oil. This simple process requires relatively mild heat and has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more ...

Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta), an industry leader in providing efficient, environmentally forward services to commercial kitchens, proudly announces a significant milestone: the ...

Brazil is currently facing significant domestic pressures that could impact its sales of used cooking oil (UCO), particularly in the context of its growing biodiesel industry. As the country ramps up ...

Kevin Lofgren in the lab holding a flask containing the pure biodiesel product made with the process described in the journal Energy & Fuels. UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched investigations into the supply chains of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks ...

A car requires three key factors to run properly, assuming it has an internal combustion engine: fuel, air, and ignition. Among these, the life blood of any internal combustion engine is, of course, ...

EFFORTS to divert used cooking oil from drains, such as incentivising hawkers to sell it to recycling companies, have proven environmentally beneficial. This ‘win-win’ approach has encouraged active ...

MINNEAPOLIS — You can't have fried food without oil, and when the oil gets old and dirty, it often ends up in a dumpster behind the restaurant. That used oil is more valuable than you might think. The ...