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How about some fries with your fuel?
That grease soaking into the bottom of your fast-food bag...what if you could power your car with it? At NC State University, researchers have developed a way to convert vegetable oil and other oils from animal fat -- even cooking grease - into fuel. The technology, called Centia, is 100 percent green; no petroleum-derived products are added. The fuel created by the new process also burns cleaner, so it's better for the environment.
NC State received provisional patents to use the process to convert fats into fuel and biogasoline, and create additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels. The technology has been licensed by Diversified Energy Corp., a privately held Arizona company.
Want some fries with that?