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Biofuel
We
at Biocel now are entering the Biofuel Industry by supplying
the primary chemicals used in the transesterification
process of Biodiesel Production. Biodiesel is often produced
by reacting a glyceride-containing plant oil(Vegetable,
Rapeseed, Palm Kernel or Animal Fat oil) with a short
chain alcohol i.e. Methanol.
The
following are the chemicals we supply to the Biofuel Industry:
(Pack sizes start from 200L upwards)
Methanol
- Most
frequently used in the production of biodiesel
- 98%
Technical grade
Sodium
Hydroxide (caustic)
Potassium
Hydroxide
Sulphuric
Acid
Methoxide
- Methanol
alkaline blend supplied to meet customer specifications
Bio-metox
- Potassium
hydroxide and methanol premixed.
The
by products of these reactions can also be quite valuable
and can be reused.
By Products
- Soap
substance (Glycerol - Cosmetic & Toiletries / Food
and Beverages -serves as a humectant, solvent and
sweetener / Textiles)
- Methanol
(removed by distillation, reusable )
Storage
of Biodiesel
Biocel
Ltd. has become agent and distributor by Francis Ward
Ltd. for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The recommended unit of storage for biodiesel, widely
sold in the UK Biodiesel industry is the DGL container.
The major feature is that this unit comes with a cone
valve.
This
is beneficial because the sediment contained with in the
oils settles in the cone and can they be easily tapped
off at the valve.
In flat bottom units the sediment settles at the bottom,
but with no cone angle to aid drainage, oil becomes trapped
in the container.
Oils
when cold are very viscous. The cone angle in the DGL
allows for total drainage of viscous products. No product
is trapped or wasted in the container.
Other
units that have a cone angled based that can be used in
the Biodiesel industry are the MTC and MTV.
These
Products can be viewed on www.francisward.com
Delivery
Methods
We
pride ourselves in our Haz-Chem delivery service having
a reputation of being prompt and efficient in all of the
other industries we are dealing with to date. We have
a number of different delivery methods designed to best
suit the needs of our customers for example: 25L/ 205L
containers 1,000L IBC's & 20,000L tankers.
How
is Biodiesel made?
Biodiesel
is made by breaking apart the vegetable oil triglyceride
molecule, and recombining the ester chain with methanol,
creating clean burning methyl ester molecules
Formula
as shown below
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Palm Kernel, Rapeseed or Animal Fat oil) |
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(Methanol,
Methoxide
or Bio-metox) |
Benefits
Biodiesel
doesn't contain sulphur or aromatics and can be described
as carbon neutral. The fuel produces no net output of
carbon in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2). This effect
occurs because when the oil crop grows it absorbs the
same amount of CO2 as is released when the fuel is combusted.
The
engine combustion benefits of the transesterification
of the oil are:
- Lowered
viscosity
- Complete
removal of the glycerides
- Lowered
boiling point
- Lowered
flash point
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