Not far removed from the rendered road kill tallow also in used in the cosmetics industry, I don’t suppose.
My thought as well.Used fryer oils are best left to the diesel fuel crowd.
That is interesting!I was doing some reading and one soap maker recommended trading it to a biodiesel maker for the the brown glycerine that is a byproduct of the diesel making process. Thought that was an interesting approach.
we have been using cosmetics and soaps for the last 130 years that start with random animals tossed into a big vat and mixed with chemicals like lye to make a nice little slurry we can wash withI’d like to nominate this for freakiest thread I’ve read on B&B to date. I joined in 2010. It’s almost enough to turn me back to Edge Gel.
what do you think rendering plants are for....Man, I don’t know what cosmetics you’ve been using but I assure you I haven’t been using anything like those.
"Alex, what is 'Soylent Green?'"Advantages and disadvantages[edit]
The rendering industry is one of the oldest recycling industries, and made possible the development of a large food industry. The industry takes what would otherwise be waste materials and makes useful products such as fuels, soaps, rubber, plastics, etc. At the same time, rendering solves what would otherwise be a major disposal problem. As an example, the USA recycles more than 21 million metric tons annually of highly perishable and noxious organic matter. In 2004, the U.S. industry produced over 8 million metric tons of products, of which 1.6 million metric tons were exported.
Usually, materials used as raw materials in the rendering process are susceptible to spoilage. However, after rendering, the materials are much more resistant to spoiling. This is due to the application of heat either through cooking in the wet rendering process or the extraction of fluid in the dry rendering process. The fat obtained can be used as low-cost raw material in making grease, animal feed, soap, candles, biodiesel, and as a feed-stock for the chemical industry. Tallow, derived from beef waste, is an important raw material in the steel rolling industry providing the required lubrication when compressing steel sheets.
I’d like to nominate this for freakiest thread I’ve read on B&B to date. I joined in 2010. It’s almost enough to turn me back to Edge Gel.
LOL."Alex, what is 'Soylent Green?'"