Editing Tallow (section)

===Fuel===
====Biodiesel====
Tallow can be used for the production of [[biodiesel]] in much the same way as oils from plants are currently used.<ref>Thamsiriroj (2011). "The impact of the life cycle analysis methodology on whether biodiesel produced from residues can meet the EU sustainability criteria for biofuel facilities constructed after 2017", Renewable Energy, 36, 50-63.</ref>

====Aviation fuel====
The [[United States Air Force]] has experimented successfully with the use of beef tallow in [[aviation biofuel]]s. During five days of flight testing from August 23 to 27, 2010, at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], [[California]], a U.S. Air Force [[C-17 Globemaster III]] flew using [[JP-8]] conventional [[jet fuel]] in three of its engines and a 50/50 blend of JP-8 and HRJ [[biofuel]] made from beef tallow in one engine on August 23, followed by a flight with the same 50/50 blend in all four engines on August 24. On August 27, it flew using a blend of 50% JP-8, 25% HRJ, and 25% [[coal]]-based fuel made through the [[Fischer–Tropsch process]], becoming the first [[United States Department of Defense]] aircraft to fly on such a blend and the first aircraft to operate from Edwards using a fuel derived from beef tallow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=41e2d9de-4756-4810-9b82-6a5550dfa9a5|title=C-17 Conducts Flight Test With Biofuel - Aero-News Network|website=www.aero-news.net}}</ref>