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Mar. 05, 2008
Grease Lightning: How Biofuel is Made
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How do you turn fat drippings into fuel? Just add chemicals! Watch the biofuel production process from start to finish--from slurping grease at a New York restaurant to converting the fat to biodiesel in the lab.
Music by Augusto James Elefanio. Produced by MA Shumin
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Brilliant Blunders
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