Biodiesel Production with Tilapia Oil Assessed
by Analia Murias (FIS.com) Biodiesel production with tilapia oil assessed
Scientists at the State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE) evaluated tilapia oil performance and acidity according to the kind of waste from this fish, used for processing it in order to evaluate its potential to produce biodiesel.
Fish oil production is considered alternative technology to provide value to the waste generated during tilapia processing, such as guts, fins, heads, skin, scales and a mixture of the above mentioned waste.
To perform the studies, the researchers, led by Gislaine Iastiaque Martins, used tilapia waste provided by Cooperativa Agroindustrial Consolata (COPACOL).
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The researchers were able to obtain 217 litres of oil from viscera, 91 litres from the heads and 60 litres from mixed waste. The studies that were carried out indicated that the viscera are residues that have the greatest potential for biodiesel production per tonne of processed waste, followed by the heads and by mixed waste.
The results of this research will be published in volume 42 of the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. READ MORE