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NIST researchers say pig manure can be made into biofuel; challenge is with excess water

June 13, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have completed the first analysis of processing necessary to convert pig manure into a transport or heating fuel. The study used a pig manure based oil created by a team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that used heat and pressure to transform the manure into oil. NIST found 83 major compounds in the oil including a 15 percent water content and sulphur, both of which would need to be removed to make a feasible fuel.

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    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Research 

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