Bio Taxi is a Richmond-based company that offers a new kind of transportation service to the Richmond metropolitan area. By taking grease obtained from local restaurants and converting it to bio-diesel, Bio Taxi provides Richmond with a fully sustainable, luxurious transportation service and nearby pedestrians can enjoy the smell of cooked French fries being emitted from the tailpipe instead of the normal petroleum diesel stench.
Bio Taxi was formed by two brothers, Jeff and Joey Anderson. After working many hours in a fast-food restaurant growing up, they came up with the idea of using grease as fuel.
Biodiesel is a clean-burning, alternative fuel source that is produced from vegetable oil, soybeans, algae, and any other renewable resource -- in short, all natural biological ingredients instead of petroleum (or crude oil).
Biodiesel is produced through a chemical process called transesterification (organic chem. anyone?) or ester interchange where glycerin is separated from fat or vegetable oil. The byproducts of this process are 90% biodiesel and 10% of a glycerin product, which can be used in soaps and other products -- meaning virtually no waste products at all!
For more information, visit www.richmondbiotaxi.com.
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