Biodiesel is bio-oil (vegetable oils, animal fats, or waste grease) that has been converted into a renewable diesel fuel substitute.  The conversion of bio-oils to biodiesel involves the trans-esterfication of the bio-oil with alcohol to produce (m)ethyl-esters & glycerol:

100 kg Bio-Oils + 10 kg (m)ethanol  –>  100 kg Biodiesel + 10 kg Glycerol

Bio-Process has developed a number of efficient process designs for the production of bio-diesel from: waste vegetable oils, palm oils, crude corn oil, soy bean oil, and other bio-oils.  These processes vary in their degree of oil pre-processing, process design (batch vs. continuous), reaction method, product recovery, and catalyst / alcohol use.

Project Design Considerations:

• Bio-Oil Composition & Availability,
• Annual Production Capacity,
• Product Quality & Control,
  
• Level of Process Automation,
• Product Recovery (Alcohol & Catalyst),
• Glycerol Utilization & Market,

Bio-Process provides process designs around site specific requirements. The design packages and processing systems provided by Bio-Process are tailored to clients needs with maximum process flexibility and control.

Bio-Process Design Advantages:

• Minimal Capital Cost,
• Feedstock Oil Flexibility,
  
• High Conversion Rates,
• Low Labor & Input Cost,
• Recovery & Reuse of Inputs,

Bio-Process has also developed processes and technologies for the recovery and conversion of the glycerol co-product into higher value chemicals and bio-products through fermentation and biochemical conversion processes.