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Biodiesel

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Biodiesel

the fuel of the future

ingredients of biodiesel

  • used vegetable oil
  • methanol or wood grain alcohol
  • lye (catalyst)

problems with conventional oil

  • unsustainable
  • bad for the environment, burns dirty
  • toxic
  • produced abroad
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brew your own biodiesel

  • )Two-stage reaction to make biodiesel
  • ) Separation of the biodiesel layer after each stage in the reaction
  • ) Water wash of the biodiesel
  • ) Methanol and water recovery from all products and byproducts
  • ) Methanol and water purification by distillation for reuse in the process
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Why biodiesel?

building demand at a grassroots level
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