Animal Fats into Jet Fuel
Animal Fats into Jet Fuel
March 19, 2007
RALEIGH - Airlines could soon be looking to acquire chicken grease and hog lard to convert into jet fuel.
A team of NCSU scientists and engineers says it has developed a biofuels technology capable of converting animal fats - including lipids from dead chickens, hogs and cattle - into fuel for airliners and fighter jets.
The technology is "100 percent green," as no petroleum-derived products are added to the process. It can also be used to make additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels and holds the potential to fuel automobiles that currently run on gasoline.
Read the full report from here @ The Pig Site
March 19, 2007
RALEIGH - Airlines could soon be looking to acquire chicken grease and hog lard to convert into jet fuel.
A team of NCSU scientists and engineers says it has developed a biofuels technology capable of converting animal fats - including lipids from dead chickens, hogs and cattle - into fuel for airliners and fighter jets.
The technology is "100 percent green," as no petroleum-derived products are added to the process. It can also be used to make additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels and holds the potential to fuel automobiles that currently run on gasoline.
Read the full report from here @ The Pig Site
Labels: airlines, animal-waste, research, transportation, waste
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