I reported it wrong in my email. They obtained 1-2 liters per 10 kg food waste. Sorry for any confusion. Ryan On Mon Jun 08 09:04:57 EDT 2009, John Hurford <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Actually, if biodiesel has anywhere near the same energy content > as petro > diesel, then this process has a much higher energy yield than the > biogas > product of anaerobic digestion on a per kilogram of food waste > bases. > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:11 PM, GRAUNKE,RYAN E <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Happy Friday BESTers, >> >> We've all heard of turning waste vegetable oil into >> biodiesel, but a >> Spanish company has actually developed a process that converts >> any type of >> organic waste into biodiesel. Using microorganisms to produce >> fatty acids, >> the process is like a sped up version of natural petroleum >> production. It's >> still in its very early stages and the yields aren't great (1-2 >> liters per >> kilogram of food waste), but there may be some potential here, >> especially >> with the heated food vs. fuel debate of energy crops. We'll >> have to keep on >> eye on this in the future and for any integration of this >> process with >> biogas digestion. >> >> http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/process_turn_urban_waste_biodiesel >> >> "Process to Turn Urban Waste into Biodiesel" >> Checkbiotech.org >> Wednesday June 3, 2009 >> >> Have a great weekend, >> Ryan >> >