Put a [-]tiger[/-] Alligator in your tank

[thinfourth2]

Researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have shown alligator fat to be an effective feedstock for biodiesel production. The team, led by Rakesh Bajpai, has published its findings in the American Chemical Society journal

http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/8003/stu...

i love bio diesel it really annoys the watermelons

[attym3]

Biggest croc of ste I've ever heard!

[thinfourth2]

Don't be so negative

I can make the performance quite snappy

[LuS1fer]

Easier to get the tail out too.

[thinfourth2]

LuS1fer said:

Easier to get the tail out too.

Technically you would be putting the tail in.

I wander if the technology is viable to get the entire processing package in the same size as a fuel tank so you can just stop at the side of the road and stuff small animals into the fuel filler.

[LuS1fer]

Works particularly well in a Cayman.

[anonymous-user]

Oh jeez, i can't wait for the "save the alligators" ethnic peace bicyclists campaign to start....

[EDLT]

I can't see them being able to produce it on a big enough scale.

[LuS1fer]

EDLT said:

I can't see them being able to produce it on a big enough scale.

I think it would be inevitable that sales would take a dive.

[hombrepaulo]

Also has been know to put some cars in a death roll

[carreauchompeur]

I think it's as a byproduct...

According to information released by the ACS, the alligator meat and skin industry disposes of approximately 15 million pounds of alligator fat in landfills each year, primarily in Louisiana and Florida. Rather than buried as waste, the study has determined that material could be rerouted to a biorefinery for conversion into biodiesel.

I don't think wholesale slaughter of 'gators for fuel would be well received!!

[thinfourth2]

Apparently it is a truely modern fuel as it won't be sold in litres but in Megabites

[attym3]

[anonymous-user]

Sounds like cold blooded economics to me...........

[lionrampant]

How hard is it to breed Alligators anyway?