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Gasification Archive for October 2002
28 messages, last added Tue Nov 26 17:18:30 2002

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GAS-L: livestock gasification



Hello everyone, I enjoy reading all posts on this list! I have been looking towards bio-oil lately and wondered if one of you might have an idea as to how much more energy could be taken from gasification of whole animal carcases such as bovines and swine than from converting the melted fat into bio-oil for firing up a furnace or operating a diesel engine. Is there such a project going on somewhere in your knowlwdge? Would the extra BTUs gained from the bone, hair, skin and muscle tissue burning be worth the extra effort? Sorry, it may sound morbid but at least Babe and Barney the beef's mortal remains might just serve science one last time and even heat and light our homes!
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