Sterol glucosides (SG’s) are present in some vegetable oils. They are not soluble in water and cannot be removed easily by traditional methods like filtration or centrifugation. The presence of SG in biodiesel may cause filter blockage at temperatures above the cloud point. Cold temperatures are likely to exacerbate the negative impact of the presence of SG in both pure biodiesel and biodiesel blends.

Read more no sterol glucosides and FBT levels in this article at Biodiesel Magazine

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In the purification step, the above resins are used to remove trace levels of glycerin and soaps from the biodiesel exhibiting high conversion with excellent physical, chemical stability and operating characteristics. These resins can be used in wide range of temperature and pH conditions.

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With Zeppelin technology, biodiesel producers can use any horizontal shaped tank as a continuous separator.

Thanks to a unique interface detection, the Zeppelin system allows an unattended low cost continuous separation. The interface between light and heavy phase is kept on a constant level. The Zeppelin system uses only a fraction of the energy required by centrifuges. It can be installed in most explosion proof environments where centrifuges are not allowed or are too expensive.

T63MP is a catalyst grade strong acid cation exchange resin. It allows rapid diffusion of reactants into the beads by virtue of it’s specific pore size. The high surface area of the resin enables the accessibility of a large number of surface catalyst sites for reaction.

“Today’s decision by the Council of Ministers confirms that the US claims were misleading and self-defeating. They could not break the strong causality link between unfair US biodiesel trade and the damage suffered here in Europe. It is our greatest satisfaction to see the positive conclusion of a process initiated by EBB more than two years ago, involving considerable time and resources, for the defence of our endangered industry” said EBB Secretary General Raffaello Garofalo.

The European Commission proposals for definitive remedies received the support of a majority of Member States. Definitive duties will range from €213/tonne to €409/tonne, confirming the Commission provisional findings of last March. The two Regulations imposing 5-year definitive measures are expected to be published in the Official Journal by July 12th.

By imposing dissuasive measures the EU is paving the way for a fair and sustainable EU biodiesel market, allowing operators to reap the benefits of their sustained investments in biodiesel production. For many years, EU biodiesel producers have committed significant efforts to build a modern and worldwide leading production capacity. But these efforts have been ruined by unfair US competition, preventing the EU from unleashing this major industrial potential. EBB is confident that the definitive EU measures will contribute to re-establishing the level-playing field EU producers have long hoped for.
For more than two years, US biodiesel has been sold in the European market at a substantial discount, at an even lower price than the vegetable oil raw materials purchased by the EU industry for producing biodiesel. Without the definitive measures adopted today, the unfair US exports would have jeopardised the viability of the EU biodiesel industry and its future investments.
The next priority for EBB is to ensure the full respect of the EU measures. EBB will remain particularly vigilant regarding any possible circumvention attempt, and is already liaising with EU authorities to track and report any shipment of US biodiesel that would enter fraudulently the EC market directly or indirectly via third countries.
Equally, EBB considers that the request for price undertakings formulated by US exports is not at all warranted and welcomes the Commission decision to reject these undertakings. Not only there is an important risk of circumvention and cross-compensation from the side of US exporters, but also the very nature of biodiesel as a fungible commodity, subject to raw material prices fluctuations, makes the definition of a fixed import price highly unrealistic. In the view of EBB, such undertakings would seriously undermine the remedial effect of the EU measures and should be rejected in the present case.
Finally, EBB would like to support the European Commission in refuting allegations of protectionism. EBB’s complaints were motivated by the legitimate right to operate in a level playing field. In that sense, the robust measures ultimately adopted today by EU authorities will benefit fair international trade in biodiesel, also avoiding unnecessary transatlantic shipments that were largely undermining CO2 reduction efforts.

The BioStat can be used on any tank ranging from 50 liters to 1000 liters. The BioStat allows customers to purchase a tank locally and upgrade it into a biodiesel reactor.

The advantages of BioStat are obvious: The high transportation costs associated with ready built biodiesel processors are now history. Customers can buy a suitable tank from any local supplier and purchase the small footprint BioStat from Biodys, saving a considerable amount of money on packaging, transportation and insurance. Additionaly, the BioStat can be shipped by air at a relatively low cost, which means that you will have it in a few days isntead of weeks like with a 1000l reactor that has to ship by sea.

Early purchasers will receive a 25% discount on the BioStat. Please contact us for more information.

At the same time we see the dollar losing against the euro (chart below) and the sterling in another strong trend, which means more bad news to the US economy in Q3 and Q4. 

It is likely that we will see renewed interest for biofuels this summer. Stay tuned…

TD45 Ion exchange resin

Biodys announces the availability of a new dry gel type ion exchange resin for biodiesel purification. The resin allows the biodiesel producer to clean biodiesel at a cost less than EUR 0.007 per liter. The resin is a sulfonated copolymer of styrene and divinylbenzene in the Hydrogen form. It is similar to existing dry resins used in the ion exchange purification of biodiesel but comes with a lower price tag. The resin can be used in existing Polarix tubes from Biodys or any other third parties resin tube in a similar way like other resins. Contact us for a quotation.

Sonics Ultra II

Biodys adds a new ultrasonic reactor system to our program, the Sonics Ultra II. The Ultra II is high intensity ultrasonic probe which can easily be installed in a regular pipeline of any existing biodiesel plant.

Adding the Ultra II to your plant will increase the production capacity, decrease the required size of your regular reactors or even replace them entirely, improve methylester conversion, lower the amount of required methanol and catalyst and/or lower the required reaction temperature and time.

In short, the Sonics Ultra II does it faster and better. Thanks to the small size the unit can be installed into any regular 2″ pipeline with an elbow and a tee. No special reactor vessels are requierd. And thanks to the small size, it can be shipped to you worldwide at minimal cost.

The Sonics Ultra II can also be used in extraction of oil from algae. Please contact us for specifics on this application.