Tunisian oil company launches JV research project to produce biodiesel from wastewater

In Tunisia, the state-owned oil company along with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies and the Borj Cedria Technology Management Corporation Park have begun researching wastewater treatment and desalination from water used in oil production with an eye to produce biodiesel from the waste. The water will then be used for irrigation purposes. The 15-month research project took 30 months to negotiate and will be financed with $110,000 from the ministry. Key to the project’s results is reduction on wastewater management costs for oil production.