This is a point that is going to get more and more attention, and a valuable marketing approach for those making biodiesel from plant oils that are produced in as sustainable a fashion as possible. I think we will most definitely see product differentiation of biodiesel based on feedstock over time.
Edward Beggs http://www.biofuels.ca On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 10:07 AM, James Slayden wrote: > actually the conversion of aniaml fats following slaughter does disgust > me. Probably because I am a veggie. =) > > On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Steve Spence wrote: > >> why is converting manure to methane gas gross? We used to do it my >> farming >> days. It's healthier than spreading the liquid stuff on the fields. >> You >> spread the dry stuff leftover and plow it under for fertilizer. >> >> >> Steve Spence >> Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter >> & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: >> http://www.green-trust.org >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "James Slayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "biofuels-biz" <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:56 PM >> Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Smithfield to Convert Hog Waste Into Fuel >> >> >>> That's just gross. :( sustainable my arse. >>> >>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Steve Spence wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Smithfield to Convert Hog Waste Into Fuel >>>> By REUTERS >>>> >>>> >>>> HICAGO, Feb. 21 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc., the pork >>>> producer, >>>> said today that it would build a $20 million site in Utah that would >> use >>>> waste from 500,000 hogs to make biodiesel, a renewable fuel for >> vehicles. >>>> >>>> Biodiesel can be made from any fat including vegetable oil and used >>>> cooking oil. About 15 million gallons were used in the United States >> last >>>> year. >>>> >>>> Smithfield said it would be the major partner in BEST BioFuel, a >>>> partnership that will build the plant at Smithfield-owned swine >>>> production sites near Milford, Utah. >>>> >>>> "Livestock waste can be a source of clean, renewable vehicle fuel," >> said >>>> Robert F. Urell, a Smithfield senior vice president. >>>> >>>> Construction is scheduled to start in April on the new site, pending >>>> final approval of a conditional use permit and a permit from the >>>> Utah >>>> Department of Environmental Quality. >>>> >>>> Smithfield's Utah swine operation produces about one million market >> hogs >>>> a year, and the biodiesel project will use the waste from about half >> of >>>> those hogs, the company said. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve Spence >>>> Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter >>>> & Discussion Boards. 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