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From cooking oil to biodiesel

WHAT did you do with the oil left over from the chicken you fried for dinner on Sunday?

Chemistry lecturer Dr Michael Coley (right) displays a biodiesel/glycerol sample to Resource Mobilisation Coordinator, Dr Julie-Ann Grant, and YCWJ Project Manager Edward Dixon. (PHOTOS: KIMONE THOMPSON & UWI)

Storing it for reuse is not good, neither is dumping it in the backyard or throwing it down the drain. The best option, according to scientists, is not only environmentally-friendly, but practical too