Kasargod: Biodiesel from chicken waste - Assistant professor secures patent


Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Jul 27: A veterinarian from Kerala has invented biodiesel that can be manufactured by using the chicken waste. This diesel is claimed to be 40 percent cheaper as compared to normal diesel and gives 38 km per litre mileage. He had to wait for seven years to get this patent, it is learnt.

The inventor, John Abraham, who works as assistant professor in Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, has claimed that the air pollution from this diesel is about 50 percent less. Abraham had conducted research about producing diesel from the left out chicken waste and birds’ meat between 2009 and 2012. But as the raw materials used for diesel generation are of local sources, he had to obtain permission from the National Biodiversity Authority. He had to wait for several years after filing for a patent, he has claimed.

Abraham had set up a production unit on experimental basis in 2014 in Pookode veterinary college near Kalpetta, Wayanad at a cost of Rs 18 lac. He was provided with finance by Indian Agriculture Research Board. In April 2015, Bharat Petroleum processing unit at Kochi had issued him quality certificate for the diesel generated by him. This diesel was also used for a bus of the said college.

Abraham says that he preferred chicken waste over others for producing diesel as fat content is found more in the meats of birds and pigs and it is easier to extract oil from them. Three of his students are already engaged in doing experiments in extracting diesel from pork.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Wed, Jul 28 2021

    it is hard to believe that this lungi man is an inventor.... since all kinds of meat is consumed in KL, same technology can be extended to wastes from other animals... this industry might give jobs to locals who normally take up jobs in gulf...

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  • Laaqui, KARIYANGALA

    Wed, Jul 28 2021

    Don't spread this news to central government they will charge Gst,and state duty and etc. And again your diesel price raise to 105.....!

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Tue, Jul 27 2021

    If diesel can be extracted from chicken waste, Pork can provide much more fat than chicken if it is separated. Collection of it from individual houses may be difficult, As the people will not discard the fat of pork.I remember my old days, the fat separated from pork was used to fry Sardins / Mackerels/Rebbai/swadi fish and they were tasting they were tasting much better than our traditional coconut oil. At those times I did not have any problem of fat burning as I was walking minimum of 6 kilometers a day during elementary and minimum of 16 Kilometers during High school days.

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  • Fernandes, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 28 2021

    You are 100% right Mr. Charls D'Mello. If excess of fat, normally we fry it, which produce dense oil(liquid fat). It can be processed by adding the calculated amount of NaoH (Caustic soda) per liter of liquid fat and mixed with high speed agitator for 1 to 2 hour. Segment will settle at bottom of agitator container and Bio diesel at top. Some chemical analysis need to be done to verify the flesh point of the product.

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  • adrian gomes, Shirva / Kuwait

    Tue, Jul 27 2021

    Congratulations over the success and all the very best for continued progress and inspiring others.

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  • Ram Charan, Mangaluru

    Tue, Jul 27 2021

    Many questions arise when you read such article. 40 percent cheaper diesel- does it consider the taxes levied by government on normal diesel? Gives 38 km per litre means it has higher calorific value than normal diesel- that is less of hydrogen and more of carbon. Then how can it be less polluting? It goes against fundamental concept. Moreover chicken waste is in good demand for piggery and feeding dogs. It is a good source of protein. To produce one kilogram of this meat protein one consumes 8 kilograms of grain and enormous amount of water which is environmentally unsustainable. That is why there is effort in developed countries to reduce intake of meat. Life cycle impact of this idea of producing diesel through chicken waste therefore will be academically interesting but environmentally detrimental.

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  • Abdul, Vidya Nagar, Kasaragod.

    Tue, Jul 27 2021

    Good news from Kasaragod Mr, kdr.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 27 2021

    Please do more such findings. We want downslide of Ambani.

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  • Ganesh Kamath, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 27 2021

    Proud of you

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