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Factory To Make Biodiesel From Chicken Fat
telekon writes "Tyson foods has finally found a use for chicken fat and leftover food grease that isn't McNuggets — they've partnered with Syntroleum to produce biodiesel from the stuff. Their first plant in Louisiana will be able to churn out 75 million gallons a year. The question is, will the exhaust smell like fried chicken?"
What was the previous use?
My guess is they mixed it in with the chicken feed to fatten up the next batch. They'll need a new source of oil. Maybe corn oil?
"Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
As a vegetarian, it really disgusts me... (I wonder, though, if this smell is better than regular diesel).
As an omnivore who's also a hunter, I'm glad that they're finding a green use for what would otherwise be a waste product.
This is a kind-of 'old tech' come back in a new form. Animal fat used to be used to produce candles and lantern oil; so the idea of using it for power isn't a new one.
BTW, this is old news; I first heard about this factory several years ago.
MUCH better article
- Hmm... Looks like a new plant, and it'll also produce fuel for the B-52. Sweet.
Ah, here's what I was remembering - light crude from turkey fats and other waste via thermal-depolymerization .Article dates from 2003.
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