Chronicle: Deep-fried diesel
Posted on December 10th, 2010 by Thomas Kennedy
Photo by Chronicle Students from the Environmental Academy mix up a batch of biodiesel fuel from vegetable oil. From left, students Sarah Greer, Chance Owens, Cody Fountain and Dillon Walker watch the oil and other components mix during class Tuesday at the Marine Science Center. The biodiesel is mixed with 50 percent commercial diesel fuel.
Chuck Mulligan has found a way to fuel his students’ interest in chemistry. On a chilly morning earlier this week, a group of his Academy of Environmental Science students gathered at the Marine Science Station to produce their first big batch of biodiesel.
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