Non-Food/Feed Uses of Rendering Products: Identification of New Opportunities and Assessment of Major Barriers to Their Exploitation

Title: Non-Food/Feed Uses of Rendering Products: Identification of New Opportunities and Assessment of Major Barriers to Their Exploitation Principle Investigator: Gary Pearl Year: 2001 Objective: a) Evaluate the opportunities for industrial uses of rendered products as raw materials on the basis of their intrinsic chemistry (lipid, protein, mineral). The new uses may come from substituting … Continued

A Demonstration of Fat and Grease as an Industrial Boiler Fuel

Title: A Demonstration of Fat and Grease as an Industrial Boiler Fuel Principle Investigator: Thomas Adams Year: 2001 Objective: • Fuel Characterization: Samples of the fats and greases will be laboratory tested to analyze appropriate physical, chemical and combustion characteristics. • Capital Cost Minimization: The test program will evaluate how to minimize the modifications and … Continued