London starts a full tank of frying oil
The British love of junk food and fat in general could prove very beneficial in terms of environmental protection. A study conducted by London Remade and London Community Recycling Network, two environmental agencies, recommends that all the fats and vegetable oils that are illegally disposed of every day in restaurants and cafes (along with their wastewater) be recycled into bio fuel. London buses and taxis could thus run thanks to the fat recovered from fish and chips ...
This bio fuel, used pure or mixed with diesel, would have the advantage of being odorless, non-polluting, and of emitting no carbon dioxide. In addition, it does not imply any modification for Diesel engines. It is obtained by transforming the triglycerides of the fatty acids that make up vegetable oils into methyl monocytes.