Nonfood Crops Are Potential Biodiesel Feedstock

CattleNetwork.com
11/14/2008 9:57:00 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Although gasoline is the fuel of choice for the American automobile, diesel is the fuel of choice for moving freight – whether by truck, train or ship.

And while the primary source for diesel is from petroleum, the fuel can be made from both plant and animal sources, according to experts in the LSU AgCenter.

“We have many sources of feedstocks for biodiesel,” said Gary Breitenbeck, a researcher in the LSU AgCenter’s School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences.

The current source for most biodiesel produced in the United States today is soybean oil, Breitenbeck said.

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