Low Temperature Heterogeneous Biodiesel Catalyst
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- Biofuels
- Summary
- This solid base heterogeneous catalyst reduces the capital equipment and operating costs of biodiesel production by enabling a one-step conversion of feed stocks with Free Fatty Acid (FFA) levels up to 3.5%. This catalyst operates at 58-800C and 1 atm and:
- can be used in existing batch equipment or continuous industrial biodiesel processing equipment
- 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.
- File number
- 08-910
- Publications
- Patent Protection is pending.
- Contact
- Lori Simoes
Technology Licensing Manager
Phone: 313-577-5541
Fax : 313-577-2814
lori.simoes@wayne.edu