When considering renewable fuels, biodiesel is an exciting alternative energy source with great promise. The production of biodiesel fuel involves oil-based plant feedstock containing triglycerides, ...

Biodiesel Known as fatty acid methyl ester, or FAME, biodiesel is made primarily from vegetable oils or fats (soybean oil, algae, chicken fat, etc.). The materials go through a process called ...

SEVERAL CHEMICAL MAKERS have found an indirect way to cash in on the biodiesel boom: supplying biodiesel makers with catalysts. BASF, Evonik Industries, and DuPont are enjoying a bustling market for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- From french-fries to shuttle buses at Loyola University - that's the journey thousands of gallons of vegetable oil take every year in Chicago. Zach Waickman is a Senior Program ...