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Fuel transport, logistics & marketing

State of the art lab expands fuel testing capabilities

Innovating new technology, characterization, and testing.

Utilizing renewable resources to support a self-sustaining local diesel infrastructure

Collaborative strategies to solve our community's current & future energy needs

Materials, Measurement and Sustainable Environment Center (M2SEC)

The KU Biodiesel Initiative is a grassroots, student-run operation to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil generated on campus. It is our goal to meet the requirements of all KU's buses, landscaping and maintenance equipment, and power generators on campus with this renewable fuel.

Current KUBI Projects (as of 11/17/13)

If any of these topics interest you, come volunteer with us!

Soap Production from Glycerin byproduct
Methanol distillation recovery
High-voltage glycerin separation
KU bus pilot program proposal

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