Japanese Researchers Create Petrol, Fragrances from Cow Poop

[mandy]

Scientists in energy-poor Japan said Friday they have found a new source of gasoline cattle dung.

Sakae Shibusawa...said his team has successfully extracted .042 ounces of gasoline from every 3.5 ounces of cow dung by applying high pressure and heat...

In a separate experiment revealing another unusual business potential for cow dung, another group of researchers has successfully extracted an aromatic ingredient of vanilla from cattle dung, said Miki Tsuruta, a Sekisui Chemical Co. spokeswoman. The extracted ingredient, vanillin, can be used as fragrance in shampoo [spread some cow crap on your head ] and candles, she said.

full article: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1685753

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[jezebel]

In a separate experiment revealing another unusual business potential for cow dung, another group of researchers has successfully extracted an aromatic ingredient of vanilla from cattle dung.  The extracted ingredient, vanillin, can be used as fragrance in shampoo

No way will I use cow dung shampoo 

[kim]

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No way will I use cow dung shampoo 
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