Call for Investment for Biodiesel project
Mission of the project:
Capture the available opportunity in the biodiesel industry from Available accepted feedstock based on the experience of the team, who are involved in the industry for long time in the Biodiesel Market.
Technical brief
What is biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a diesel fuel substitute used in diesel engines made from renewable materials such as:
- Plant oils: canola, Camelina, soy, Jatropha, Cassava, Rapeseed oil , pongamia pinnata, mustard, coconut, palm, hemp and sunflower;
- Waste cooking oil: yellow or tap grease;
- Other oils: tall, fish, and algae;
- Animal fats: beef or sheep tallow, pork lard, or poultry fat; and
- Potentially from cellulosic feedstock consisting of agriculture and forest biomass.
How is it made?
The feedstock goes through a process called Transesterfication and consists of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). Transesterfication is a reaction between the oil or animal fat with an alcohol and a catalyst. The chemical reaction of Transesterfication produces two products - glycerol and an ester called biodiesel. Raw vegetable oil or animal fats which have not undergone a chemical/refining process is not considered biodiesel and is not recommended for use in diesel engines.
Biodiesel is one common example of a renewable diesel. Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) is another type of renewable diesel produced by hydro treating of similar fat or oil based biodiesel feedstock. Other technologies to turn biomass into renewable diesel are being developed.
Suggested Feedstock to be used in renewable diesel:
Biodiesel: vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, animal fats, fish oil, and algae oil.
Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD): vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, animal fats, fish oil, and algae oil
Emerging Fuels Technologies, Fischer-Tropsch, Biomass to Liquid: cellulosic feedstock
Uses and Application of Biodiesel:
Biodiesel can be used with some precautions in diesel engines in many sectors including on-road vehicles, off-road mobile equipment and vehicles and stationary equipment.
On-road:
· Fleet vehicles
· Heavy-duty trucks
· School buses
· Urban transit buses
Off-road:
· Agricultural equipment
· Construction equipment
· Forestry equipment
· Locomotives (trains)
· Marine vessels
· Mining equipment
Stationary:
· Electricity generators (gen sets)
· Furnaces
Bio Rotterdam Cleantech
Address: Egypt , Cairo,The Greek Campus ,171 Tahrir st. inside MQR
Responsible: Dr. Ibrahim Farouk
Phone: +201021602609
Email : ibrahim@Biorotterdam.com
Website: www.Biorotterdam.com