1. Manure into crude oil Calvin Chang

2. Who??? Yuanhui Zhang – An agricultural engineering professor at the University of Illinois – Successfully turned a small batch of pig manure into oil – He said that pig oil could be alternated for petroleum oil

3. Yuanhui Zhang

4. What happens??? Thermochemical conversion – The process of manure getting converted into crude oil – use heat and pressure to break down carbohydrate and turn waste into liquid

5. Usage??? It is use for… – Refined to heat up homes or generate electricity

6. How many??? ½ batch of manure converts to only about 9 ounces of oil

7. History??? In 1970’s, U.S. researchers attempted to turn wood and coal into oil. – The cost was too expensive, so they dropped the idea – Once oil price dropped, the idea of turning pig manure into crude oil was less attraction – Oil price dropped to $20 per barrel

8. Now??? Its cheaper… – The price jumped back to $40 per barrel The people go back to being attractive to turning pig manure into oil because it is cheaper than buy the oil barrels.