Definition of biodiesel
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (such as soybean oil)
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Greitens hosted a relatively rare public event Thursday in Jefferson City to announce funding for biodiesel facilities.
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At the same time, farmers are competing with the oil industry for Trump’s support as the White House considers loosening a requirement that oil refiners mix ethanol and biodiesel, made from corn and soybeans, with petroleum.
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If data is the new oil, this is like brewing biodiesel in your backyard.
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State law covering video gambling allows an exemption from that rule for truck stops that are on at least three acres and sell a minimum of 10,000 gallons a month of diesel or biodiesel fuel.
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The display reveals that some of the fatberg was converted into biodiesel that helps to run London buses.
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It is also used in personal products like shampoo, cosmetics, cleaning products and biodiesel.
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State law covering video gambling allows an exemption from that rule for trucks stops that are on at least three acres and sell a minimum of 10,000 gallons a month of diesel or biodiesel fuel.
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Utility workers clad in hazmat gear broke up the blockage with water jets and shovels before sucking it out into tanks and processing most of it into biodiesel.
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First Known Use of biodiesel
1981
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Definition of biodiesel for Students
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is usually derived from plants
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