Biodiesel on the wing: A 'green' process for biodiesel from feather meal
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 10:14
in Earth & Climate
Scientists in Nevada are reporting development of a new and environmentally friendly process for producing biodiesel fuel from "chicken feather meal," made from the 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste that accumulate annually in the United States alone. Their study is scheduled for the July 22 issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.