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Article: Make your own fuel: The National Biodiesel Board estimates there were 75 million gallons of biodiesel produced in 2005, up from 25 million in 2004.
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- Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
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- August 10, 2006
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Byline: Veronica Gorley Chufo
Aug. 10--SUFFOLK -- Farmers and entrepreneurs interested in making their own biodiesel were warned to play it safe, and don't be surprised if you accidentally make soap instead. Biodiesel's ingredients are similar to the lye soap farmers used to churn out years ago, said Chuck McCarty, one of the speakers at Wednesday's biodiesel workshop in the Holland area of Suffolk. "If you don't do everything right, you get a big batch of soap," said McCarty, the alternative fuel vehicle coordinator at James Madison University. "The key is getting a complete reaction." Wednesday's workshop, held at the Tidewater Agricultural Research ...