Biodiesel Production
Biodiesel can be made from any vegetable oil or animal fat through a chemical reaction called transesterification. Through this chemical reaction, long hydrocarbon chain (fatty acids) can be isolated, and later refined, to create a biodegradable, non-toxic, non-flammable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel fuel.
Loyola students are hard at work developing a Zero Waste Production Process while producing biodiesel for sale and maintaining the highest product quality. Additionally, the Searle Biodiesel Lab serves as a resource center for other education programs and small-scale biodiesel producers.
Sustainability
Waste Makes Haste
Learn how Loyola students are turning used cooking oil into bus fuel in their efforts
Read MoreBiodiesel can be made from any vegetable oil or animal fat through a chemical reaction called transesterification. Through this chemical reaction, long hydrocarbon chain (fatty acids) can be isolated, and later refined, to create a biodegradable, non-toxic, non-flammable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel fuel.
Loyola students are hard at work developing a Zero Waste Production Process while producing biodiesel for sale and maintaining the highest product quality. Additionally, the Searle Biodiesel Lab serves as a resource center for other education programs and small-scale biodiesel producers.