Fuel from Fat Could Take to the Skies

From The Engineer:

New biofuels technology developed by North Carolina State University engineers has the potential to turn virtually any fat source into fuel to power jet airplanes. The technology - called Centia, which is derived from 'crudus potentia,' or 'green power' in Latin - is said to be '100 percent green,' as no petroleum-derived products are added to the process. Centia can also be used to make additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels and holds the potential to fuel automobiles that currently run on gasoline.

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