Rivals trim soy oil’s lead among biomass-based diesel feedstocks

With the explosion in production of renewable diesel, yellow grease and corn oil are cutting into soybean oil’s position as the dominant feedstock for biomass-based diesel fuel, said three agricultural economists. “The recent shift toward tallow and the longer-term shift towards yellow grease and corn oil make sense given the relatively low carbon intensity (CI)… » Read More

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