Biodiesel renewable fuel

Biodiesel's fuel features

Power: one of the major advantages is the fact that it can be used in existing engines and fuel injection equipment (no modification required) without negative impact to operating performance.

Fuel availability/economy: virtually the same MPG rating as petrodiesel and the only alternative fuel for heavyweight vehicles requiring no special dispensing and storage equipment.

Production/Refining: can be done at home (wasted veggie oil) and farms (virgin oils from seeds), being the only alternative fuel that can boast of a zero total emissions production facility. By selling the simultaneously produced glycerol, the cost of BD is basically the same cost of the oil used to make it.

Storage: readily blends and stays blended with petrodiesel so it can be stored and dispensed wherever diesel is stored or sold.

Combustibility/Safety: biodiesel has a very high flash point (300°F) making it one of the safest of all alternative fuels.

Lubricity: the only alternative fuel that can actually extend engine life because of its superior lubricating and cleaning properties. The present "low sulfur" diesel fuel is badly wearing the injection pumps of not protected diesel engines. (You should add biodiesel to the present commercial "dinofuel")

Environmental Impact: the only renewable alternative diesel fuel that actually reduces a major greenhouse gas components in the atmosphere . The use of biodiesel will also reduce the following emissions:

carbon monoxide
ozone-forming-hydrocarbons
hazardous diesel particulate
acid rain-causing sulfur dioxide
lifecycle carbon dioxide

What is "Biodiesel"

Biodiesel is a completely natural, renewable fuel applicable in any situation where conventional petroleum diesel is used. No modifications on engine are needed.

Even though "diesel" is part of its name, there are no petroleum or other fossil fuels in biodiesel. Biodiesel is 100% vegetable oil based. From new or used cooking oil too. By recycling WVO we prevent pollution of city water.

This environment-friendly fuel reduces tailpipe emissions, visible smoke and noxious odors. Can also be used in a blends with conventional diesel while still achieving substantial reductions in emissions.

Technically, biodiesel is Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME). It is formed by replacing the glycerol from each triglyceride molecule of veggie oil. Once the glycerol is removed from the oil, the remaining molecules are, to a diesel engine, similar to petroleum diesel fuel.

But there are some notable differences. The biodiesel molecules are very simple hydrocarbon chains, containing no sulfur, ring molecules, nor aromatics associated with fossil fuels.

Biodiesel is made up of almost 10% oxygen, making it a naturally "oxygenated" fuel.

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dot Biodiesel Economics: a complete report with proven recipes plus the spreadsheet to calculate costs & profits of this business from the oil seeds to the methylester -

*Order it here!

Get the best reaction yield (98-99%) with our high temperature
   protocol, performed by the SAVOIA modules.
   In one single step, make from 400 L/day (100 gal/day) to 4000
   L/day (1000 gal/day)

** The M4 (400 L/day, 100 gal/day) module includes:

1 (one) BD2-D, vacuum dryer for dewatering 100-200 L/h of oil
1 (one) BD2 pressurized reactor for processing the 240 liter batch
1 (one) BD2-F ultracentrifuge filter for cleaning 600 L/h of methylester
1 (one) SAT-1 oil free, pendular type air compressor

** the BD2 reactor is stainless steel made, with on-line mixer, double pump
     feeding, pipe surface heaters and 3 safety devices. The flash dryer
     and the filter are stainless steel too. Ask full details here!!

- operated by one single non-skilled people
- minimum energy consumption: 60 Wh/liter, including the oil heating
- none polution produced, as the washing is not mandatory
- no maintenance needed, as the modules have two mobile parts only

* The 8-9h settling time defines the daily production. Each batch reaction, from
the drying up to the reaction end, takes 1.5 hours only.

dot Expandable!:

* By sending the mixture to external settling vessels (BD2-E type), the reactor
becomes free for further reactions. This way, one M20 module may settle up to
2,000 liters/day (500 gal/day). Ask details and prices here!!

* Present production cost in Argentina: 0.18 U$S per liter of oil

dot In manufacturing today: bigger M24/32/40 modules with the new BD4 reactor

400 L/batch each BD4 reactor, reaches a production of 4000 L/day (over 1000 T/year) by adding 4 BD4-E settling vessels. Manpower: two not skilled people, as the control has not any electronics to handle

Modular system: several M40 units can be placed in parallel for increasing the production

all them include the BD JET manual with recipes, installation instructions and SG + viscosity instrumeters

Energy consumption is 60-70 Wh/liter

they also include the new BD2-F device, for 0.5 micron centrifugal filtering, that can be eventually used for a "dry washing" with Magnesol type adsorbent

** Ask prices of the M4 to M40 modules here!.
** See here pictures of the M40 module sold to the Trinidad island

dot Glycerol treatment

** For cattle meal

BD2-G reactor for glycerol treatment. It produces 200L/batch of glycerin and sodium acetate, both purified for safe animal feeding. Ask details here!

** Purification plant

for producing 50 up to 200kg/h of pharma & industrial glycerin

** Ask prices of the Glycerol refining here!.

Integrated plants from oil seeds: any seed ->>oil press->> crude oil->>BD4 module->> biodiesel fuel ready

As the biodiesel cost is mainly the oil cost, we strongly suggest to make your own cheap oil from seeds.

We offer affordable and strong screw press-expanders, for crushing up to 750 kg/h of Groundnut, Soyabean, Sunflower, Castorseed, Sesame, Palm kernel, Rapeseed, Cottonseed, Linseed, Coconut copra, etc

Ask their FOB price here! (seeds cracker + screw press + SP1 filtering system )

See an oil microfactory here!

dot See here pictures of the world's first integrated biodiesel plant at a farm (2003 year)

** NEW!! SAC-1 affordable minicentrifuge

3600 rpm, 1400 xg, 2HP, designed to clean up to 200 L/h of crude oil from the screw press,

and for clarifying over 100 L/h of Wasted Vegetable Oil from restaurants.

Ask price, delivery time and payment terms by email here