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The point at which a liquid fuel cools to the consistency of petroleum jelly.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
An organism whose genetic material has been modified through recombinant DNA technology, altering the phenotype of the organism to meet desired specifications. What, you don't know what a phenotype is?
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A diesel-powered automobile rigged post-production to run on used vegetable oil.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A chemical compound that contains a carbon backbone with hydrogen atoms attached to that backbone. What we refer to as petroleum is actually liquid, geologically extracted hydrocarbons, and gaseous geologic hydrocarbons are what we know as natural gas.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
An older model of diesel engine in which fuel is injected into a pre-chamber, partly combusted, and then sent to the fuel-injection chamber.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Alcohol containing one carbon atom per molecule, generally made from natural gas, with about half the energy density of gasoline, also known as ‘wood alcohol’
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Traditional diesel engines must be modified to heat the oil before it reaches the fuel injectors in order to handle straight vegetable oil. Modified, any diesel engine can run on veggie oil. Without modification, the oil must first be converted to biodiesel.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Products of combustion that contribute to the formation of smog and ozone.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Tiny particles of a solid or liquid suspended in a gas, or the fine particles of carbonaceous soot and other organic molecules discharged into the air during combustion.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Any vegetable oil that has not been optimized through the process of transesterification. Using this type of veggie oil in your diesel automobile requires an engine modification that heats the oil before it reaches the fuel injectors -- otherwise, the veggie oil gets all gummed up in cold weather. Essentially, once your vehicle is modified, you could just grab a bottle of canola oil at your local grocer, dump it in, and be good to go.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
