From Fleetowner magazine
The alligator: Foe or FuelEngineers at the University of Louisiana (UL) have discovered a novel source for making biodiesel: alligator fat.Data shows that oil extracted from alligator fat is easily converted into biodiesel, and that the oil is actually better for biodiesel production than other animal fats, as the gatordiesel is similar to biodiesel from soybeans, researchers said. The end product also meets most of the standards for high-quality biodiesel.
Researchers Srividya Ayalasomayajula, Ramalingam Subramaniam, August Gallo, Stephen Dufreche, Mark Zappi, and Rakesh Bajpai published their findings in the Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, published by American Chemical Society.
Louisiana and Florida lead the U.S. in the size of their alligator populations. Every year, the alligator meat processing industry disposes of about 15 million lbs. of alligator fat, generally into landfills. The alligators are harvested from the wild and domestic alligator populations for their skin and meat, the study said.
“This is a really cool idea,” Mark Zappi said to Nola.com. “Our big thing is let’s put a gator in your car instead of a tiger.”
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