Tyson and Syntroleum join hands in manufacturing new breed of fuel from the remaining of meat – Part 1

Fossil fuel has been in use since the medieval era when troops used it to lit the fire balls to bombard enemy’s territories. Since the world entered the 20^th century, this fossil fuel has been in demand for a number of purposes and has been the bull’s eye of criticism on global warming.

However, a US-based food company called Tyson Foods has found an alternative to the fossil oil. Although this is not the first time that the world has seen an alternative energy source as Europe has been taking increasing interest in canola-based diesel for automobile. What Tyson and its strategic partner in this one-of-a-kind project, Syntroleum—manufacturer of synthetic fuels—have come up with is process of recycling waste materials rather than consuming natural resources.

Both companies run a joint venture called Dynamic Fuels that transforms the animal waste material into efficient and environment friendly diesel and jet fuel. The waste material that these companies use is called Pink slime that is basically a collection of remaining of the beef and chicken meshed up to make an ingredient in food products like burgers and pizzas.

Recently, a documentary, Food, Inc. showed the malpractices of food companies that collect these remaining up from the slaughter house floors and then turn them into Pink Slime. Since the roll out of the aforementioned documentary, public and celebrity chefs have criticized food companies with the likes of McDonald’s for using Pink Slime.

Tyson came up with the idea reusing the beef and chicken remains in 2011 and with the help of Syntroleum, set up a manufacturing plant in Louisiana. Since the inauguration, the plant has been providing this fuel to a number of customers including railways, air carriers and the US Air Force.

In addition to being a recycled product, this new fuel is more efficient than traditional diesel and jet fuel and is more environment-friendly.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Feb 21 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.