Students develop biodiesel fuel for University use

UT graduate Kendall Ernst, author of the proposal and former project head, said the group will use the reactor to convert leftover grease from University dining halls and buildings into biodiesel for UT transportation vehicles.

Claire Sembera, current project head and civil engineering senior, was awarded $7,400 for continued production costs. She said the reactor is currently being assembled and stored at the Pickle Research Campus and she hopes to begin releasing test batches of the fuel by the end of October.

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