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the fry oil that grew up, quit the diner, and started fueling trucks.
means a diesel-engine fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats, or used cooking grease instead of crude oil.
from rudolf diesel actually ran his first engine on peanut oil in 1900, decades before petroleum diesel became the default — biodiesel isn't the alternative, it's the original.
chemistry nametechnically fatty acid methyl esters, or FAME
works as-isruns in unmodified diesel engines, usually blended
restaurant connectionused fryer oil is a real feedstock source
emissions edgecuts particulate and CO2 output versus fossil diesel