Researchers develop technique to produce biodiesel from black soldier fly larvae Park Sae-jin Reporter(swatchsjp@ajunews.com) | Posted : June 25, 2021, 14:57 | Updated : June 25, 2021, 14:57
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SEOUL Researchers have developed a technique to utilize high lipid content extracted from black soldier fly larvae as feedstock for biodiesel production. The renewable energy source can be used for operating vehicles, especially in the logistics sector.
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae are widely researched for their capability to consume food waste. A fly larva can consume food up to twice its normal weight per day. Black soldier flies also proliferate very rapidly, and their larvae are used as food ingredients, or for making livestock feed and grease used in the pharmaceutics industry.
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By Kim Hyun-bin
Local refineries went through one of their historically worst earning periods in 2020 as most industries were hit by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but luckily they were able to make a turnaround in the first quarter of this year with a recovery in global shipping demand.
But the government is set to apply a hefty burden on the companies at a time when they are still struggling to recover from the losses of last year. Specifically, the government is scheduled to raise the mandatory quota of bio-diesel they must produce from the current 3 percent to 3.5 percent as part of its goal of reducing greenhouse gases.