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biodiesel machine
-recycle used cooking oil to biodiesel
-after service provided
-high yield and purity
-more environmental

Animal or vegetable fat or used cooking oil to biodiesel machine

Your Business or Institution Could be Ideally Positioned to Make Biodiesel!

 

1. If you are an institution or a corporation that feeds more than 50 people on a regular basis.

2. If you are a company with a fleet of diesel-powered vehicles/equipment

3. If you are a group or individual interested in both reducing your carbon footprint and reducing your diesel fuel costs.

You should own a Biodiesel Machine and begin making your own biodiesel. It's profitable. It's renewable. It's local and it's smart. Is there a finer combination?

 

So what is biodiesel?

 

Biodiesel FAQS:

 

Q: What is biodiesel?

A: Biodiesel is the least carbon intensive, most thoroughly tested alternative fuel available today. It will run in any diesel engine, in any ratio without any retrofitting of that engine.  It is the only commercially sold “advanced biofuel” in the US that has been approved by the EPA, CARB, and the DOT.

 

Q: What is Biodiesel made from?

A: Any vegetable or animal oil, including used cooking oil.

 

Q: Will Biodiesel harm my engine in any way?

A:  No, biodiesel is actually better for your engine. It is a solvent and a lubricant, as well as a fuel, so it will clean out a system that has been running petroleum diesel, and it will provide lubrication for your injection pump and other parts. The ultra low sulfur diesel that is available now has less lubrication (that’s what the sulfur was for) so it is hard on engines that weren’t designed for it. Even running just a small percentage of biodiesel mixed with regular diesel will allow your engine to run with better "lubricity". 

 

So how to make biodiesel?

 

Before we get into what machine can make biodiesel , it would be good to quickly explain how and why biodiesel is made. While diesel engines can run off of normal vegetable and highly filtered animal fats, this requires engine modification. More importantly the impurities in the oil damage the engine over time.

The process of converting cooking oil into biodiesel removes contaminants and chemically alters the oil so it will burn in any diesel engine without modifications or damage to the engine.

 

1. The first step in making biodiesel is called "esterification," or the acid stage. In this stage the oil is mixed with sulfuric acid and a small portion of methanol. The sulfuric acid modifies free fatty acid molecules so that the methanol can attach to them and create biodiesel. The three substances are mixed together vigorously to ensure the mix is successful.

2. The next step is "Transesterification," or the base stage. This involves a catalyst being added, usually Lye (Sodium Hydroxide, NaOH). The catalys breaks apart the molecules into glycerol and fatty acid chains. Once the Molecules are broken apart the Methanol attaches to the fatty acids. The glycerol will begin to drop out of the oil into a mixture called glycerin. While this is going on a motor is mixing everything together to ensure an optimal reaction.

3. Next is the "Settling Period," or glycerin drop out. The oil is allowed to settle for several hours and the glycerin settles to the bottom (it's heavier than the oil and separates nicely.) Using a valve on the bottom of the machine, the glycerin is drained out leaving only biodiesel inside.

4. Now the Biodiesel is "washed". There are two ways to go about this process. The first uses water that is run through the mixture and picks up contaminants which then settles to the bottom (like glycerine, water is heavier than oil and will separate nicely under the biodiesel).An automated biodiesel processor will manage the entire process automatically and drain out the water. It will also heat up the oil to evaporate any remaining water left after the process.The second way to wash the biodiesel is via a drywash system.

Now that the fuel has been run through all the necessary biodiesel equipment and steps, it's ready to be used. Simply pump it onto any diesel powered motor and it will work just like petroleum diesel, but with better lubrication leading to longer engine life.

 

Then what machine do you need to make biodiesel?

 

The easiest way to make biodiesel is with the proper biodiesel machine . Using an automated Biodiesel machine will ensure that the fuel is made properly and meets ASTM fuel standards. The automation of biodiesel machine also makes the process much easier, requires less labor and produces a higher quality biodiesel.