SSMV Freshmen Help the Environment by Making Biodiesel
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 2:47pm
On November 28, freshman students at the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt had the opportunity to help the environment by learning about - and making - biodiesel fuel from waste vegetable oil. With help from members of the Vanderbilt University Alternative Energy Club, the students used waste oil from Vanderbilt's Rand Dining Center, separated it into biodiesel and glycerin (which will be used to make soap), and then purified the biodiesel using two techniques.
The biodiesel the class made will be combined with the biodiesel made by the Alternative Energy Club to power vehicles operated by Vanderbilt Plant Services.
Partnerships with Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Scientist in the Classroom Partnerships
- School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt
- Interdisciplinary Science and Research Program
- Vanderbilt Science Support Center
- Volunteer Scientist in the Classroom Partnerships
