SCIENTISTS at Mississippi State University (MSU) are working to turn shrimp processing waste into a diesel-like fuel.
‘The main purpose of this research project is to find a higher value for the shrimp waste,’ says Todd French, an assistant professor at MSU.
Seafood-based biodiesel would help processors eliminate some waste disposal cost, which has been estimated at about $145,000 a year per producer. As a building block for fuel, the waste would also bring additional income streams from the products created by it.
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