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Waste Vegetable Oil
Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) is considered a second generation biofuel due to the fact that its utility as a food has been expended. Using it for fuel is actually improves its overall environmental impact. It has been used as a fuel for more than a century and some of the earliest diesel engines ran exclusively on vegetable oil. Some of the earliest diesel engines ran exclusively.
Disadvantages of WVO:
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If improperly refined, can decrease engine life
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Hard to collect, as it is distributed throughout the world in homes and restaurants
Advantages of WVO :
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Readily available
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Easy to convert to biodiesel
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Low in sulfur
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Does not threaten the food chain
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No associated land use changes
Citation I-77
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