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Offline Tony

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Fatbergs to fuel
« on: June 28, 2017, 10:52:46 AM »
Spotted this on the BBC site, turning some really nasty muck into biodiesel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/magazine-40417896/the-people-turning-fatbergs-into-fuel

Interesting that they get 30 tons of fatberg per week from one water treatment plant and there are 8999 plants in the UK.  At 25% yield that's a potential 60 million liters of fuel a week!

Think I'll stick with restaurant oil though, thanks all the same...
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Re: Fatbergs to fuel
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2017, 11:22:28 AM »
WOW, the finished product looks nearly as light coloured as my bio! I bet they distill the bio.
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Re: Fatbergs to fuel
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2017, 04:38:31 PM »
didn't this come up last year? bbc rehashing old news again.
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Re: Fatbergs to fuel
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2017, 06:39:44 PM »
Quote from: photoman290 on June 28, 2017, 04:38:31 PM
didn't this come up last year? bbc rehashing old news again.

Don't you mean Chewing the fat again!
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