Green Technology

Conoco-Phillips and Tyson collaborate to develop transportation-grade diesel fuel from the by-product of beef, pork and poultry processing: animal fat. The animal fats will be formulated with petroleum feedstocks, leveraging Conoco-Phillips' proprietary thermal depolymerization process technology. The process was piloted in the Conoco-Phillips Whitegate Refinery in Ireland and used for commercial production of renewable diesel from soybean oil in late 2006. The result is a high-quality diesel fuel that satisfies ultra-low-sulfur diesel standards. By adding animal fat, the fuel's ignition properties are improved. The facility investments will enable Conoco Phillips to perform flexible processing of animal fats and vegetable oils in the production of diesel. Not only is this good for the environment, Conoco-Phillips achieves a source of renewable feedstock for its fuel production and Tyson could see a measureable improvement in annual earnings when at target production levels. ...

... "Over the last year, the companies have been collaborating on ways to leverage Tyson's advanced knowledge in protein chemistry and production with ConocoPhillips' processing and marketing expertise to introduce a renewable diesel to the United States. Tyson will make capital improvements this summer in order to begin pre-processing animal fat from some of its North American rendering facilities later in the year. ConocoPhillips also will begin the necessary capital expenditures to enable it to produce the fuel in several of its refineries. The finished product will be renewable diesel fuel mixtures that meet all federal standards for ultra-low-sulfur diesel. Production is expected to ramp up over time to as much as 175 million gallons per year of renewable diesel. " ...

Via Conoco-Phillips: Strategic Alliance To Produce Next Generation Renewable Diesel Fuel