Environmental and Economic Impacts of Using Waste Animal Fats for Biodiesel

EasyChair Preprint no. 13612

Abstract

Biodiesel is a renewable and sustainable transportation fuel that can be produced from a variety of feedstocks, including vegetable oils, waste cooking oils, and animal fats. One feedstock that has gained increasing attention in recent years is waste animal fats from the meat processing industry. Using these waste fats for biodiesel production offers both environmental and economic benefits.
From an environmental perspective, converting waste animal fats into biodiesel can provide significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to conventional petroleum diesel. It also helps address the waste management challenges associated with improper disposal of animal fats. A lifecycle analysis of biodiesel from animal fats can demonstrate its potential for carbon sequestration and improved environmental performance.
On the economic side, utilizing waste animal fats as a biodiesel feedstock can create value from what would otherwise be considered a waste product. It supports local agricultural and rendering industries, generates jobs in the biodiesel supply chain, and provides a more stable and sustainable fuel source compared to the volatility of petroleum markets. However, there are also policy and regulatory considerations around the food, feed, and fuel uses of animal fats that must be balanced.
This outline will explore the key environmental and economic impacts of using waste animal fats as a feedstock for biodiesel production, as well as the relevant policy and industry considerations.

Keyphrases: article writing, business and management, socail science

@Booklet{EasyChair:13612,
  author = {Joseph Bayo Shalom and Iram Saba},
  title = {Environmental and Economic Impacts of Using Waste Animal Fats for Biodiesel},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 13612},

  year = {EasyChair, 2024}}