I thought used fry oil was mostly processed back into animal feeds, making
disposal not a huge problem?
Alex Avery
Director of Research
Hudson Institute, Center for Global Food Issues
At 05:24 PM 10/29/01 -0800, Victor Laury wrote:
>>but I thought CA doesn't test diesel engines!
>
>The periodic smoke inspection for heavy diesel equipment, as introduced by
>CARB and enforced by the regional boards is a MAJOR pain in the @ss. I had
>the displeasure of setting up the records system to track 2,500 busses four
>years ago. It was not fun. Even less fun are the inspectors! and then
>there's the roadside testing stations. Once one of your vehicles gets hit by
>one of those, your entire operation becomes a target. Working for a public
>agency means that all the environmental agencies have you targeted as "Deep
>Pockets" to pay their payroll!
>
>The "Bio Diesel" is not a "snake oil" It really good fuel. Very low sulfur
>and good Cetane for a nice burn. They take used cooking oil and others and
>treat it with Methyl alcohol to alter it's properties and then Voila! good
>trucking juice! and a nice disposal method of ALL that McDonalds french fry
>grease! Used fry oil IS an environmental problem so adding it to the fuel
>reserve is an elegant solution.
>
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