• to educate the community abut energy conservation and recycling
• to raise awareness and use of carbon neutral alternative fuels
• to produce biodiesel and incorporate the use of other alternative energy sources

• Biodiesel is less toxic than table salt and as biodegradable as sugar.
• Biodiesel eliminates sulfur emissions.
• Biodiesel reduces carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter emissions.
• Biodiesel improves engine lubricity to extend engine life.
• Biodiesel lowers dependence on foreign oil.

• Erica Lawson
• Maggie McCormick
• Jess Montminy
• Kurt Sullivan
and future AP Chemistry students to be added...

Background
We became interested in biodiesel and alternative fuels when our class did a lab involving biodiesel. Our first attempts were not very successful as we yielded more soap than actual biodiesel. The 2006 AP Chem class built a ten gallon processor.

Influences/Contacts
William McDonough and Michael Braungart's Cradle-to-Cradle promotes the idea of waste as food. Our project has been an example of this idea because used fryer oil (considered hazardous waste in sufficient quanity) has now become the starting product for the creation of biodiesel.
Valuable information and advice were provided by the UNH Biodiesel Group during a visit we made to their lab. Ihab Farab, Michael Briggs and their graduate students provided us with tips on how to build an effective processor and other useful facts about biodiesel. Their help has been critical.

Other help has been received from:

• John C. Warner of U Mass's Green Chemistry department, David Smith
• David Smith from the Manchester Transit Authority

Fundraising
We have done some fundraising in the community and have had a number of private contributions. Most of our support has been grants from:

• Social Entrepeneurial Student Leadership Challenge
• Youth Venture
• Lemelson MIT Inventeam

Future Plans
We currently have a 10 gallon processor, a 15 gallon mist-wash tank and a 20 gallon drying tank.
We use our biodiesel in a 1984 International bus which we use for field trips and outreach.
We are working on a bench top research processor and are interested in developing a biodiesel fuel for RC motors.
We have plans and materials to convert our 10 gallon processor to solar power in the fall.