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. 2022 May 16;56(12):7512–7521. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00289

Table 2. Inventory Data for Tallow and Used Cooking Oil (UCO) Rendering.

  tallow UCO, traditional UCO, settling
feedstock input (kg/kg finished oil) 2.26 1.35 1.35
energy input (MJ/kg finished oil) 7.43 2.36 0.85
natural gas 4.99 2.11 0.76
animal fat 0.98 - -
electricity 1.46 0.25 0.09
outputs (kg/kg finished oil)
rendered fat/oil 1.00 1.00 1.00
meat bone meal (MBM) 1.04 - -