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On [[May 11]], [[2006]], a team at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] including Professor [[Yuanhui Zhang]], a bio-environmental [[engineer]], discovered a breakthrough method for converting raw pig waste (manure) into a form of crude oil. | On [[May 11]], [[2006]], a team at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] including Professor [[Yuanhui Zhang]], a bio-environmental [[engineer]], discovered a breakthrough method for converting raw pig waste (manure) into a form of crude oil. | ||
A typical pig produces about | A typical pig produces about 68 [[gallon]]s of waste a day. With further research, large-scale chemical processing in a refinery-style environment could help the [[United States]] process millions of gallons of "pig crude" per day, making the nation much less dependent on foreign sources of oil. | ||
Currently, no research has been conducted to determine how current [[commercial vehicles]] could operate on this type of fuel. | Currently, no research has been conducted to determine how current [[commercial vehicles]] could operate on this type of fuel. | ||
[[Category:Feces]] | [[Category:Feces]] | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 23 April 2007
Porcine petroleum, also known as "pig crude", is a crude oil chemically engineered by man to behave and function similar to diesel fuel.
On May 11, 2006, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign including Professor Yuanhui Zhang, a bio-environmental engineer, discovered a breakthrough method for converting raw pig waste (manure) into a form of crude oil.
A typical pig produces about 68 gallons of waste a day. With further research, large-scale chemical processing in a refinery-style environment could help the United States process millions of gallons of "pig crude" per day, making the nation much less dependent on foreign sources of oil.
Currently, no research has been conducted to determine how current commercial vehicles could operate on this type of fuel.