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Out of the Frying Pan and Into the F uel Tank. Novel Reactor Design for Biodiesel Production. A Drexel University Project Funded by the EPA P3 Program. What Happens to FOG (Fats, Oils and Greases) When It Goes Down the Drain?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fuel TankNovel Reactor Design for Biodiesel Production
A Drexel University Project Funded by the EPA P3 Program
Drexel University’s team has developed a process to extract grease from wastewater and convert it into biodiesel. Waste greases are an untapped source of high value fuel, if you can concentrate the grease, remove impurities, and achieve stringent fuel standards. Meeting these challenges produces a fuel with a lower carbon footprint than both petroleum diesel and soybean biodiesel.
• In commercial kitchens most FOG is collected as Grease Trap Waste and is regularly pumped out.
• Some FOG enters sewer system and is collected as Scum Grease in Wastewater Treatment Plants
• FOG can be converted into biodiesel!
What Happens to FOG (Fats, Oils and Greases) When It Goes Down the
Drain?
Environmental Impacts of FOG-biodiesel are highly sensitive to composition of waste greases!
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