Brazil launches biodiesel to cut down on tilapia fish waste
In Brazil, Jaguaribara and Morada Nova, in Vale do Jaguaribe, have been selected as locations for fish waste biodiesel plants announced by the National Department of Works Against Drought (DNOCS). In the projects, 50 percent of tilapia waste will be turned into biodiesel, with production expected to top 8,000 liters of biodiesel per day.
“These are two important points that the municipality earns with the factory: first, in the case of biodiesel from fish viscera, it adds value to fish production as the discarded material becomes valuable; and second, it solves an environmental problem because the material is intended for oil production,” project coordinator Roberto Moreira told local media. Petrobras is expected to be the primary biodiesel customer.
Category: Fuels
