Porcine petroleum 5106169 190044725 2008-02-08T21:46:12Z DumZiBoT 6085301 Bot: Converting bare references, see [[User:DumZiBoT/refLinks|FAQ]] '''Porcine [[petroleum]]''', also known as "[[pig]] crude", is a [[crude oil]] chemically engineered by man to behave and function similar to [[diesel]] fuel. A team at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] including Professor [[Yuanhui Zhang]], a bio-environmental [[engineer]], discovered a breakthrough method for converting raw pig waste (manure) into a form of crude oil. A typical pig produces about 6 [[gallon]]s of waste a day.<ref>[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/33951/producing_oil_from_pig_manure.html Producing Oil from Pig Manure - Associated Content<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> With further research, large-scale chemical processing in a refinery-style environment could help the [[United States]] process millions of gallons of "pig crude" per day, making the nation much less dependent on foreign sources of oil. Currently, no research has been conducted to determine how current [[commercial vehicles]] could operate on this type of fuel. ==References== *[http://www.wistech.org/2006/05/illinois_style_.html Wisconsin Advanced Technology Advocates Article] *[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0701_040702_pigoil.html National Geographic Article] ==Notes== <references/> {{sustainability-stub}} [[Category:Feces]] [[Category:Biofuels]] [[category:Sustainable technologies]]