Italian researcher touts tobacco oil as high-yield biodiesel feedstock; conducting generator test this year

In Italy, research has detailed the potential to use tobacco oil as a biodiesel feedstock. Researchers say that tobacco is a higher-yield crop than comparable biodiesel feedstocks. A test of tobacco biodiesel as fuel for a 1 MW hospital backup generator is planned for the fall.

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