Biodiesel
Feedstock & Production Technology
In addition to
its terminal operations, Vecenergy's interests include advanced biofuels
feedstock research, and biodiesel production technology and
consulting.
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Biodiesel
Basics
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Biodiesel is a
renewable alternative
fuel made entirely from vegetable oils
or animal fats.
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Biodiesel can be
used as either a
full-strength alternative fuel or
blended into petroleum-based diesel.
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Biodiesel burns
cleanly, reducing harmful emissions into the Earth’s
atmosphere.
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It also improves
engine lubricity for
better performance and longer
engine life.
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Biodiesel reduces
dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels.
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Biodiesel is
well-established in
Europe and quickly gaining
a foothold in the United States
and the rest of the world.
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Multiple Feedstocks, Simultaneously
This biodiesel production technology, which is already in use and
proven commercially, is able to use of a variety
of feedstocks simultaneously, while other production methods
are limited to one type of
feedstock at a time.
The benefit is the ability
to use
whatever feedstocks
are most economically available under prevailing market
conditions:
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Jatropha
■ Soybean
Oil
■ Rapeseed Oil
■ Palm Oil
■ Used Vegetable Oil
■ Animal Fats
■ Or Others
Continuous Output
Another
advantage to this process is continuous production,
which is faster, more consistent and less expensive to
operate than batch-process facilities. This technology provides consistent,
high-quality, high-volume biodiesel
output that meets the industry’s
strictest specifications:
■ Meets or exceeds EU and
US specifications
■ Utilizes the most economical and
available feedstocks
■ Reduces requirements for
capital and plant size when scaling
up production capacity
■ Minimum-sized footprint for
production facility
■ Operates continuously without
the need to shut down, clean, or
prepare equipment for changes
in feedstock
The result is a breakthrough in biodiesel
production efficiency.
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Production technology photos
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Advanced engineering and quality
control measures ensure that every gallon of biodiesel produced and
distributed is of consistent high quality. |
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This process efficiently produces biodiesel
that meets or exceeds all U.S. and European
specifications.
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