University Pilot Plant Converting Treatment Byproducts Into Biodiesel

The process could be installed at the St. Paul Wastewater Treatment Plant after pilot-scale testing
University Pilot Plant Converting Treatment Byproducts Into Biodiesel
The process developed by Ruan and Anderson converts scum to biodiesel that can be directly used in utility vehicles on-site, leading to substantial cost savings.

Scientists from the University of Minnesota are piloting a plant capable of converting wastewater treatment byproducts into biodiesel fuel.

While wastewater scum is typically treated by anaerobic digestion to make biogas or disposed of in a landfill, a new process developed...

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