From Robert Allison
The article on using jojoba oil to fuel cars and trucks described something that sounds suspiciously like biodiesel (8 March, p 18). Biodiesel is also made from vegetable oils, using a catalyst (lye) and an alcohol (methanol) to produce a methyl ester and glycerol. An article on the website shows you how can make it yourself, or you can get more info from the biodiesel folks:
Any long-chain fatty acid can be made into a fuel. Where I live, there is plenty of corn, peanut, soybean and sunflower that will do the trick. Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Orlando, Florida, US
