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Thermochemical process converts poultry litter into bio-oil

08-19-2007 · EurekAlert!

Foster Agblevor, a biological systems engineer, is leading the team of researchers at Virginia Tech developing transportable pyrolysis units that will convert poultry litter into bio-oil, providing an economical disposal system while reducing environmental effects and biosecurity issues.

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