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UAE scientists create biodiesel from lamb fat for vehicles. |
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Scientists from UAE created a new type of bio-diesel from lamb fat which can be used for running trucks and cars. They used the leg of an Australian lamb to make the fuel. This eco-fuel can replace the non-renewable fossil fuels which takes millions of years for the formation. Once we burn them or use them, they are gone until the next million years. These fossil fuels are costly too and most of the countries import them at a very high price. But now all the countries who consume lamb meat can now turn the fat wastage from slaughtered lambs into fuels using this technique. This technique works by feeding lamb meat into a machine, which is then pumped with heated, pressurized carbon dioxide that separates the fat from the meat. The fat is then treated with enzymes to produce methyl esters, or biofuel. Using lamb fat for bio-diesel production will not cause any other problems or wastage. After removing the lamb fat, the leftover meat can then be cleaned and sold as reduced-fat lamb in market as it is diet-friendly. |
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Great stuff.
Posted 15-04-2014 20:52
@Rohan, thank you for the useful info :D
Posted 08-04-2014 17:37
Further more, to add value to this article, I wish to inform that the whole fleet of McDonald's stores in UAE runs on Bio Diesel obtained from used Vegetable Oil.
All the used Vegetable Oil by McDonald's stores in UAE is collected & processed and bio diesel is obtained. It was launched in Jul-11.
A world report was published on Eco-Gen by Raunak Kapur in this regard:
First Middle East Biodiesel Project
by Raunak Kapur | 2013-06-12 00:10:09
Posted 07-04-2014 20:16
What? Mustard oil? Interesting :D Thanks for more info ~~
Posted 03-04-2014 14:24
Thanks Christy!
Recently I read another news. Students of Aligarh Muslim University, India made biodiesel from mustard oil. This is also an innovative invention.
Posted 03-04-2014 01:38
Thank you for the interesting news Afra. The idea is really, how to say, unique. Who on the earth can think about eco-friendly fuel from Lamb's fat?
Posted 01-04-2014 11:07