TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Apparatus: The apparatus further comprises a feces holding tank for receiving fecal material; a first filter screen (104) in communication with the feces holding tank for removing debris from the fecal material; an in-line mixer in communication with the first screen filter for blending the fecal material; a pressurized filter (108) in communication with the in-line mixer for removing liquid from the blended fecal material to yield a solid fecal material; an augur (116) for transferring the solid fecal material to the solids holding tank; a dehydrator for removing all remaining water from the solid fecal material before transfer to solids holding tank; a filtrate holding tank for receiving the liquid removed from the blended fecal material by the pressurized filter; and a solvent holding tank for receiving solvent from the distillation unit.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The step (b) or (d1) includes mixing the dehydrated solid with an acid solvent blend, where the blend is between one part acid to one hundred parts solvent and one hundred parts acid to one part solvent. The step (b) or step (d1) includes mixing the dehydrated solid and an acid solvent blend for a period of up to about 24 hours and heating the mixture; or mixing the dehydrated solid and the acid and/or solvent solution one to four times allowing the mixture to rest between mixing. The final pH of the liquid solution from step (e) or step (g1) is 7-13.5. The method (M1) further involves separating oils from the liquid; or separating alcohols from the liquid. The step (b1) further includes separating the liquid into a sugar containing solution and a non-sugar containing solution; or fermenting the sugar containing solution to yield ethyl alcohol. The method (M2) further involves separating oils from the liquid; reacting the oil with sodium hydroxide and methanol to yield a bio-diesel; separating alcohols from the liquid; reacting the fat and/or fatty acids with potassium to yield a lubricant; reacting the fats and/or fatty acids with magnesium or calcium to yield a grease. Preferred Components: The solvent solution of step (b) or step (d1) is aromatic, aliphatic, ketone, ether or alcohol. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.