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Turkey Guts Will Move Our Butts. What You’ll Learn. Thermal Conversion Process (TCP) vs. Fossil Fuel Petroleum: Similarities Differences Pros Cons. What You’ll Learn. Location of TCP Facilities Changing World Technologies Where to find more information
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What You’ll Learn • Thermal Conversion Process (TCP) vs. Fossil Fuel Petroleum: • Similarities • Differences • Pros • Cons
What You’ll Learn • Location of TCP Facilities • Changing World Technologies • Where to find more information • How Turkey Guts Will Move Our Butts
Guts Will Do What? • Turkey guts can become biodiesel fuel: • Heating oil • Diesel fuel • Gasoline
What is Biodiesel? • Biomass is plant-derived materials. • Biodiesel is fuel from plant-derived materials: • Corn • Wood • Vegetable oil • Turkey guts?
How? • Thermal Depolymerization Process (TDP) • Thermochemical Conversion (TCC) • Thermal Conversion Process (TCP) • Definition
Guts = Fuel? • Changing World Technologies • The Carthage, MO plant can grind up, heat, pressurize and process leftover turkey innards, bones, feathers, fats, and grease. 200 tons of turkey offal= 600 barrels of oil Daily!
Turkey Guts? Really? • Yes, turkey guts. Also: • Plastics • Tires • Medical waste • Hog manure • Poisons • Prions (like Mad-Cow disease)
Where is This? • Carthage, Missouri. • Commercial-scale • Next door to a ConAgra Butterball facility • Philadelphia Naval Business Center, Pennsylvania • Pilot plant
Map It! • Carthage, MO – Commercial plant
How Does TCP Work? • TCP copies the geological and geothermal processes of nature … like petroleum oil.
How Does TCP Work? • But TCP is faster using the same 6 steps.
TCP = Petroleum Oil? • TCP isn’t exactly the same as fossil fuel, but similarities exist: • TCP heavy crude oil #4 is refined in traditional oil refineries. • TCP oil is produced in the same manner as petroleum oil – only more quickly. • TCP oil can be used in anything that petroleum oil is used for.
Why is TCP Great? • Reduces landfill waste • Renewable energy source • By-products are harmless, even useful: • Water • Hydrocarbon oils • Fatty acid oils • Gas • Solid/carbon • Solid/minerals
How About Petroleum? • Readily available • Ubiquitous uses: • Gasoline • Heating oil • Plastics • Building materials • Paints • Fabrics
What’s the Catch? • TCP Cons: • Only 88% efficient. • Difficult to initiate commercial-scale process. • Petroleum Cons: • Foreign dependency. • Limited supply.
More Pros & Cons! • Instructions: Form groups of 2-3 people and in less than 10 minutes come up with at least 1 more pro and con for each of the oil technologies. Prepare to share your answers with the group. • TCP Pros? Cons? • Petroleum Pros? Cons?
What Else? What else does Biodiesel contribute? • Did you know Diesel cars can be “modded” to run on vegetable oil? • Google Search: “biodiesel conversion kit” • Greasel • Ecology Center
What I Can Do! • Instructions: Take 10 minutes to write down 3 examples of how you currently use fossil fuel petroleum and how you could substitute TCP-derived oil in its place. Be prepared to share one example with the group. • Feel free to be creative and to list answers not already mentioned!
What Else Can I Do? Everything you do has an impact! • Strong supporters can: • Convert their cars to biodiesel consumption. • Write to their congressmen in support of alternative energy initiatives. • Participate in “grassroots” efforts to promote renewable energy resources and education.
What Else Can I Do? Everything you do has an impact! • Everyday people can: • Recycle and use renewable energy sources whenever possible. • Support “green” or alternative-energy corporations. • Google Search: “green energy corporation” or “renewable energy corporation” • Visit http://PowerPlus.com for more information!
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