A Drexel University Project Funded by the EPA P3 Program Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fuel Tank Novel Reactor Design for Biodiesel Production A Drexel University Project Funded by the EPA P3 Program What Happens to FOG (Fats, Oils and Greases) When It Goes Down the Drain? In commercial kitchens most FOG is collected as Grease Trap Waste and is regularly pumped out. Some FOG enters sewer system and is collected as Scum Grease in Wastewater Treatment Plants FOG can be converted into biodiesel! Environmental Impacts of FOG-biodiesel are highly sensitive to composition of waste greases! Drexel University’s team has developed a process to extract grease from wastewater and convert it into biodiesel. Waste greases are an untapped source of high value fuel, if you can concentrate the grease, remove impurities, and achieve stringent fuel standards. Meeting these challenges produces a fuel with a lower carbon footprint than both petroleum diesel and soybean biodiesel.

Waste Grease to Biodiesel Project Team Overview: Chemical & Biological Engineering Professor Richard Cairncross For More Information, Contact: Philadelphia, PA 19104 Drexel University 3141 Chestnut St Waste Grease to Biodiesel Project Team Overview: cairncross@drexel.edu 215-895-2230