Biodiesel fuel
<h3 >Biodiesel feedstocks</h3>
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<b><i>A variety of oils can be used to produce biodiesel. These include:</i></b></p>
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<li >Virgin oil feedstock – rapeseed and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean_oil" title="Soybean oil" >soybean oils</a> are most commonly used, soybean oil alone accounting for about ninety percent of all fuel stocks in the US. </li>
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<li >It also can be obtained from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thlaspi_arvense" title="Thlaspi arvense" >field pennycress</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha" title="Jatropha" >jatropha</a> and other crops such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_plant" title="Mustard plant" >mustard</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jojoba" title="Jojoba" >jojoba</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax" title="Flax" >flax</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower" title="Sunflower" >sunflower</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil" title="Palm oil" >palm oil</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut" >coconut</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp" title="Hemp" >hemp</a> (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vegetable_oils#Oils_used_for_biofuel" title="List of vegetable oils" >list of vegetable oils for biofuel</a> for more information);</li>
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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_vegetable_oil" title="Waste vegetable oil" class="mw-redirect" >Waste vegetable oil</a> (WVO);</li>
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<li >Animal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat" title="Fat" >fats</a> including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallow" title="Tallow" >tallow</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard" title="Lard" >lard</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_grease" title="Yellow grease" >yellow grease</a>, chicken fat,<sup id="cite_ref-ChickenFat_52-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#cite_note-ChickenFat-52" >[53]</a></sup> and the by-products of the production of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acids" title="Omega-3 fatty acids" class="mw-redirect" >Omega-3 fatty acids</a> from fish oil.</li>
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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel" title="Algae fuel" >Algae</a>, which <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algaculture" title="Algaculture" >can be grown</a> using waste materials such as sewage<sup id="cite_ref-Kiong_53-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#cite_note-Kiong-53" >[54]</a></sup> and without displacing land currently used for food production.</li>
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<li >Oil from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halophyte" title="Halophyte" >halophytes</a> such as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia#Industrial_use_.28contemporary.29" title="Salicornia" >Salicornia bigelovii</a></i>, which can be grown using saltwater in coastal areas where conventional crops cannot be grown, with yields equal to the yields of soybeans and other oilseeds grown using freshwater irrigation<sup id="cite_ref-Glenn1998_54-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#cite_note-Glenn1998-54" >[55]</a></sup></li>
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