I guess if we can do that world wide, we can save millions of tons of fuel every year.
2007-10-19 04:21:28 · 17 answers · asked by yahooanswers 3 in Environment ➔ Conservation
Yes, and it is done around the world. Oil is big business here so it will probably be a suppressed form of energy like many other natural resources.
Since you're interested, read this as proof:
Human Feces Powers Rwandan Prison
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2005/07/68127
2007-10-19 04:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by Peace Yo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ah yes, dried poo, or dung, is used throughout the developing world as a fuel source. Who would have thought that they'd be soooo advanced!
You may be surprised to learn that our sewerage treatment facilities use the poo you poo today! Yes, its highly useful. It goes through huge centrifuges where the water is squeezed out. Then it goes through an oven for drying. The final sterile product is used as an industrial fertilizer.
2007-10-19 07:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that most dung that is used for fuel in wood and resource poor regions are from herbevours. The plant matter in the undigested fecal matter when dry is used as the combustable material. Maybe it has to do with the digestive processes of animals such as cattle/oxen, horses, goats and sheep which are the more common forms of solid fuels used in many countries. Thanks for putting that thought in my head, now I need to research it further. Try this web site for more info:http://www.smm.org/buzz/blog/fecal_matters_energy_wise_according_to_this_article
2007-10-19 11:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by Bradley R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guess I will just have to continue to waste millions of tons of fuel per year....cause somehow.... I am just not interested in dried poo fuel.
YUCK,
Z
2007-10-19 04:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be honest, I truly don't know, but am sure someone is or has probably working on it as we speak. Considering the amount of human waste we create - if it were economically feasibly our fuel problems would be over forever.
...and (if you'll pardon the pun) should they succeed they will be sitting on a gold mine... not to mention that it would certianly knock the backside out of the oil market. lol
2007-10-19 04:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes some countries around the world do this. It works, but is still in experimental stages but, it works!!!
2007-10-19 08:13:30 · answer #6 · answered by sugarpacketchad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a terrible idea. Not only would filtration methods all over the world have to be rebuilt, but it would pollute like all hell and the world would smell like ****.
2007-10-19 04:24:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah and then maybe the whole world could smell like $hit!
2007-10-19 04:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by ♥lOvE♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE VAPORS OF DISSIPATING POO MAKE METHANE GAS. IT IS A VAPOR WHICH BURNS SIMILAR TO NATURAL GAS. I HAVE SEEN CARS WHICH RUN ON METHANE
2007-10-19 04:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by Tim O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-10-19 04:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by faceface 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋