Comments on: Fuel from Chicken Feathers?

By: Michael De La Rosa

Michael De La Rosa — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:57:15 +0000

This is really cool. I wonder if any major companies use this type of fuel. Probably not.

By: jayanthi G

jayanthi G — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:31:29 +0000

it sounds great… are they using this technique in day to day life for fuel production?

By: sangu

sangu — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:41:08 +0000

good idea to get rid of poultry waste..

By: kpollitt

kpollitt — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:17:35 +0000

Are there any companies currently trying this?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:12:54 +0000

I’m encouraged by the creative application of energy-needed driven research. We need to develop more renewable options.

By: jim022659

jim022659 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:18:03 +0000

thats 2100 trucks a year at 200 gallons per truck per day. not such a big deal, not even a dent if you think about it

By: Chris Lucas

Chris Lucas — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:46:44 +0000

Is chicken feathers the only feathers that will work? What about other feathers? Thanks

By: endbegin

endbegin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:47:23 +0000

Francy’s May 18, 2010 comment is good! Forcefeed feathers to animals?!!!!!!

By: maunish

maunish — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:31:29 +0000

Sounds as a great and cheap process in rural areas if implemented.

By: Francy

Francy — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:28:31 +0000

Quote:
“It leaves the fluffy feathers available to force-feed livestock.”
Yummy!!
Something tells me that if you do care about “alternative” energy but not about feeding patterns of livestock, you don’t really “get it”.

I think the fluffy feathers might be better off as a replacement for fiberglass or the production of plastics (which is already being done).

For the rest: if it’s a bit cost-effective, by all means try it! Of course the 153 million gallons quoted is a “could” figure. In reality you can expect about 80 million gallons or so if you take into account inefficiencies and other uses.

By: Boneheaded1

Boneheaded1 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:41:15 +0000

A minor drop in the bucket of our fuel usage but let’s do it. Then let’s find more minor drops in the bucket and eventually they will all add up to fill the bucket. I too, would have loved to a cost analysis but then again, I’m not an investor so it’s not mandatory I know that.

Everyone’s looking for liquid fuel, let’s not forget bio-gas too.

By: styke

styke — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:09:21 +0000

I am surprised that feathers have 12% fat, but removing the fat from the feed sounds great.

And 600 million gallons a year or even 150 million gallons a year is not a drop in the bucket of 4 billion gallons. It is a huge contribution.

By: Jarrott

Jarrott — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:26:56 +0000

The amount of biodiesel that could be extracted annually is a drop in the bucket of 4 billion gallons a year used in the US. I like the research but the practical applications is far to limited to be profitable and growable. It cost to much for to little but like i said the research is key.

By: L.Kassahun

L.Kassahun — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:02:41 +0000

Well that is nice to look to nature gift of environmental friendly energy. The waste from winks have advantage only by looking to the protein my question is what about others in addition to protein and from this we can easily open to our eyes towards the other animals may be animals found in zoo. The other that I do not want to escape here is what if by hybridization getting a product (animal) more consumption of unnecessary waste and more production of out put like the protein introduced.

By: Lissof Leuf

Lissof Leuf — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:27:08 +0000

I would like to have seen more information as to cost of processing, relative energy comparison of BioDiesel derived from the process to standard diesel grades, quantitative information on the increased value of feedstock and fertilizer.

By: Clare Jane Mcvety

Clare Jane Mcvety — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:25:19 +0000

This might be a good idea. But what about using drain water to help?

Thank you Clare Mcvety

By: Jos Conil

Jos Conil — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:33:08 +0000

Yet another treasure from the unused potential of waste biomass !