- Department of Energy researchers show that wastewater treatment plants across the US could turn sewage into biocrude oil using hydrothermal liquefaction which mimics the geological conditions required. 34 billion gallons of sewage per day could produce up to 30 million barrels of oil per year. http://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=4317 206 comments science
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- Mimicking nature turns sewage into biocrude oil in minutes http://newatlas.com/mimic-nature-sewage-oil/46260/ 44 comments
- Feces could be the fuel of the future, scientists say - The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/6/13544176/feces-fossil-fuel-poop-crude-oil 18 comments
- From poop to petrol: Human waste gets a second life - ABC13 Houston http://abc13.com/science/from-poop-to-petrol-human-waste-gets-a-second-life/1593051/ 3 comments
- Biofuel made from human excrement has become easier to produce | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/in-the-future-humans-could-help-make-gallons-of-sewage-based-biofuel-a-year/ 0 comments
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