U.S. Department of Defense
Date of this Version
2010
Abstract
Research into the generation of energy from human and animal waste has been primarily focused on gas production (especially methane and hydrogen). While there is some work concentrated on ethanol and biodiesel creation from wastes (fuels used for ground transportation primarily), increasing research interest has been recently directed toward long chain hydrocarbon production for aviation fuels. Kerosene components from swine fecal waste have been generated from four natural sources: undigested dietary lipids, host lipids excreted in feces, bacterial cell walls and products of bacterial fermentation.
Comments
Published in Journal of Biotechnology 150S (2010) S1–S576; doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.08.392