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Waste oil turned into biodiesel in just 60 minutes, can power all types of vehicles | Chemists have also claimed that the reaction can be completed in under an hour at a temperature lower than that required to boil water.


Developed by UC Santa Cruz chemists, the low-cost process turns used vegetable oil into biodiesel at a temperature lower than that required to boil water.

While individual consumers increasingly turn to solar and electric energy to power their homes and vehicles, America’s huge industrial sectors still rely on diesel fuel. Researchers have pointed out that the majority of the trucks, trains, and boats that ship goods around the world currently run on diesel engines and won’t be electrified any time soon, according to a . Scott Oliver, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and study co-author, stated that everybody needs energy—every farm, food production plant, and transportation vehicles depend on it.

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