Journal drinkypoo's Journal: ConocoPhillips to make biodiesel from Tyson's waste fat 9
Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat processors in the United States, is currently making a deal with ConocoPhillips, one of the world's major oil companies. C|Net News reports that Tyson's waste animal fat could be processed into 175 million gallons of biodiesel a year, and that ConocoPhillips plans to invest a hundred million [US] dollars on the project. A pilot program has been successfully running at a Tyson facility in Ireland.
Fat Asses (Score:2)
Mileage may vary...
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Plus we no longer have to waste space burying people.
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I'm actually a big Harry Harrison fan.
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Transportation is actually better than crude, in that a greater percentage of the raw material will be made into fuel. Of course, portions of crude not made into fuel are made into other things so it's not a direct/fair comparison.
Converting is pretty simple when it comes to vegetable but I don't know much about animal fat biodiesel. I would assume that it's within a few points of the efficiency of making it from veg oil, though we all know abou