Heterogeneous Biodiesel Catalyst for Simultaneous Transesterification and Esterification of Low-Cost, Unrefined Oils
<- Return to Search Page
- Categories
- Biofuels
- Summary
- This catalyst significantly reduces the cost of producing biodiesel fuel by enabling continuous biodiesel production using multiple, low-cost, non food grade feed stocks, including waste oils, without pretreatment to produce high quality biodiesel fuel. Feed stocks such as waste cooking oil, crude oils and rendered animal fat with free fatty acid levels up to 15% and 5% water can be directly converted to biodiesel without costly and time-consuming pretreatment. This catalyst:
- minimizes hydrolysis reaction enhancing the yield
- is highly active, easy to separate and recover from biodiesel products
- minimizes the environmental issues and costs of caustic homogeneous catalysts such as water washing of caustic catalysts, disposal of hazardous waste generated in the washing and soap formation
- can be used in batch or continuous biodiesel processing equipment
This catalyst operates at 180-2000C and 1-10 atm.
- File number
- 08-892
- Publications
- Patent protection is pending.
- Contact
- Lori Simoes
Technology Licensing Manager
Phone: 313-577-5541
Fax : 313-577-2814
lori.simoes@wayne.edu