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Perspectives on the utilization of waste fat from beef cattle and fowl for biodiesel production in Mexico
Author(s) -
ChavarriaHernandez Juan,
Ordóñez Luis,
BarahonaPérez Luis Felipe,
CastroGomez Marisol,
ParedesCervantes Samantha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.5057
Subject(s) - biodiesel , biodiesel production , fowl , beef cattle , production (economics) , waste management , animal waste , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , agricultural science , zoology , biology , engineering , economics , ecology , biochemistry , catalysis , macroeconomics
The purpose of this research was to perform a preliminary inventory of the waste fat generated from beef cattle and fowl in Mexico that could be used for biodiesel production. Additionally, the CO 2 emissions reduction that could be achieved by using the potential biodiesel to replace an energy‐equivalent amount of fossil diesel was assessed. Based on national reports for the year 2014, it was estimated that the non‐edible fat from beef cattle and fowl annually generated in Mexico is sufficient to produce 216.0 kt of biodiesel, which would furnish 8379 TJ. This amount is equivalent to 1.5% of the energy annually consumed in Mexico as fossil diesel for road transport. The potential 216.0 kt of animal fat‐based biodiesel that can be produced annually could replace 198.3 kt of fossil diesel and thus allow a reduction in the WTW (well to wheels) emissions of 592.3 kt CO 2 , which represents 1.5% of the WTW CO2 emitted from the combustion of the fossil diesel used for road transportation in Mexico in the year 2014. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry