Is Diaper Diesel Going to Be The Next Big Movement?

If a Quebec company has its way, dirty diapers normally destined for landfills will soon be transformed into a cost-effective, synthetic diesel fuel.

It's not such a stretch, says engineering and project management company AMEC, which is working on behalf of an as yet unnamed client to build a facility in the Montreal area that would use a process known as pyrolysis to convert diapers to diesel.

The concept has been around for ages and is continually changing, said Luciano Piciacchia, an engineer and vice-president with Amec's Quebec office.

"But some of the issues that come up with (the process) is the consistency of the material you're putting through," he added.

Enter diapers, which are in plentiful supply in area hospitals and consistent in their composition. The company is considering a collection system to ensure it gets the volume it requires.


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ThierryHenry14 - 11/19/2007 5:50:17 PM

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I've heard of a company than can transform just about anything made with organic carbon base into biofuel. (Anything organic carbon base would be just about anything) and it was not given funding in the US and license to do business, so it went abroad, to Europe somewhere. Hope the guy succeeds in making cheap biofuel.

EnnNorak - 11/21/2007 4:22:44 PM

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Biodiesel from old French fries oil makes the exhaust smell like french-fries -- I wonder what diaper diesel exhaust will smell like.

1970toyotamarc - 11/19/2007 9:02:44 PM

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oh no, 009, its too easy. i couldnt possibly not make a joke about diesels being....... nope wont do it.

Agent009 - 11/20/2007 9:21:28 AM

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Ah now your "intestinal" fortitude is amazing!