Team 14: GRE-cycle Status Update 12/1/14
The Team Cole WalkerBen Guilfoyle Hannah Albers Melanie Thelen
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles The Problem Restaurant grease is a waste Often recycled back into clean grease Potential for greater use
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Our Project Slide 3/6
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Resources Industrial Consultant: Randy Elenbaas Sam Strong Past Senior Design Teams FAME :full scale plant Rinnova and Diesel Crew: lab-scale
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Design Norms Stewardship Transparency Caring
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Pretreatment Filter Alternatives Centrifuge -Good for solid/liquid separation -Commonly used Biodiesel production applications -Heterogeneous liquid Vertical Pressure Leaf Filter -Used for low solid content applications -Homogeneous liquid Design Decision: Vertical Pressure Leaf Filter
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Pretreatment Acid Treatment Methanol Sulfuric acid catalyst Less than 1% FFA content in product
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Transesterification Reactor Key Alternatives Batch Microwave Oscillatory Baffled Inexpensive Long residence time High conversion Difficulty in scaling up High conversion Ease of separation
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Reaction Catalyst Key Alternatives Homogeneous Heterogeneous Inexpensive Easy to use Easier separation Regeneration activated_carbon_gac/Pages/aquacarb_product_%20page.aspx
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Separation Glycerol Separation Filtration Settling Tank Methanol Recovery Distillation Pervaporation
The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Obstacles Overcome Thorough literature search Initial cost estimate: plant is feasible Lab work to determine grease composition
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