How could you dispose of your cooking oil when you're done cooking? The easiest thing to do might be to pour it down your drain -- but if you save it up and send it to a processing plant, it can gain useful new life as biodiesel, a...

Mr. Andersen shows you how to determine if a bond is nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, or ionc.

As diesel prices continue to climb, waste vegetable oil is one alternative that, despite its high start-up cost, is worth the savings on fuel in the long run.

Biofuel is a cleaner and more sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuels like oil. Made from vegetable oils and animal fats, biofuel, such as biodiesel, can be used in diesel vehicles without any modifications. It helps reduce...

This video highlights the innovative environmental schemes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city is harnessing methane gas from landfills to generate electricity, potentially avoiding an energy crisis. Additionally, recycling is being used...

Diesel - we know it best as the fuel that does the heavy lifting. Typically, diesel fuel is made from crude oil, but scientists can make high-grade diesel from coal, natural gas, plants or even agricultural waste, using a process called...

A panel of U.S. agricultural producers discuss their biggest challenges, as the sector grapples with the uncertainty of a post-pandemic economic recovery.

This live-action video program is about fossil fuels. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...

Crude oil is processed into more useful petroleum products such as gasoline: diesel fuel: and jet fuel. In this video: learn the theory and process behind how crude oil distilation works.