Shrimp Shells Could Produce Faster and Cheaper Biofuel

Scientists in China have developed a catalyst made from shrimp shells that they believe could transform the production of biodiesel fuel into a faster, less expensive more environmentally friendly process.

Today’s biodiesel production processes, however, require catalysts to speed up the chemical reactions that transform soybean, canola, and other plant oils into diesel fuel.
Traditional catalysts cannot be reused and must be neutralised with large amounts of water — another increasingly scarce resource — leaving behind a lot of polluted water.

The new catalysts can also be reused and the process minimises waste production and pollution, the scientists said.

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