1. Biodiesel: Lab and Process Analyses for Production Optimisation

2. MB3600-Lab These analysers provide rapid lab-based analyses of
(a) reactor intermediate biodiesel
(b) finished B100 biodiesel
(c) blended biodiesel / mineral diesel product
The standard analytical methods are slow (hours or days) and often require multiple physical analyses per sample. FTIR offers rapid multi-property analysis.

3. MB3600-Lab
There is a high probability of upcoming capacity constraint in the biodiesel production industry, due to the mis-match between planned plant investment (already high) and stated political objectives for exchange of petrodiesel with biodiesel.
A key factor in the Industry will be near 100% plant utilisation. This will push quality constraints very hard.

4. Target Market
Target market will be Biodiesel production plant in the 50 – 100,000 tpy (tonnes per year) capacity
Global capacity will exceed 60M tpy by 2012
Approx 1000 plants in the correct size bracket during first 5 years for Lab units
Approx 500 plants in the upper size bracket during first 5 years for On-Line units

5. What is Biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a transport fuel oil made mainly from organic vegetable oils, such as rapeseed oil and palm oil. The production process is called transesterification.

6. Biodiesel Chemistry Vegetable Oil – Rapeseed, Soybean, Palm, Jatropha
Alcohol - Methanol
Base Catalyst – KOH, NaOH
2-Stage Transesterification
Settling
Centrifugation
Free Gycerol + Mono-, Di-, Tri-Gycerides + Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME)
BIODIESEL

7. Key Advantages Renewable (carbon-neutral ) Non-toxic
Used in unmodified engine
Higher lubricity (prolong engine life)
Simple to make
Used neat or blended
Significantly reduced emissions
Biodegradable
High flashpoint (safer to store/transport)
Classified as non-hazardous

8. Existing ABB FTIR Solutions for Petrodiesel and Oleochemicals
Oleochemicals – Lab/Online solution for the multiparameter analysis of oils and fats (IV, %Trans Fatty Acid, Acid Number, Moisture).
Diesel Blending – Lab/Online solution for the analysis of Diesel Fuel properties for blending, both feedstock's and finished products (Cetane, Cloud Point, Flash Point, Distillation, Viscosity, Aromatics).

9. Biodiesel Lab QA/QC Lab Analysis QA/QC
At-line Reactor Profile and End Point determination
B100 biodiesel QA/QC
Blended biodiesel fuel properties and FAME%

10. Biodiesel On-line Production Monitoring
On-Line Reaction Monitoring
Real-time Reactor Profile and End Point determination
Multichannel, Multi-Property
Methyl Ester%, Methanol%, Moisture ppm, Glycerol%, Mono-, Di- and Tri-Glyceride%