Specification

Construction:

  • The unit includes wheels to facilitate its mobility.
  • The main metallic elements are made of stainless steel.
  • Recirculation hose made of specific polymer for fuels.
  • Venturi tube made of polymer resistant to chemicals and fuels.
  • Filter made of cellulose with a pore size of 10 microns.
  • Purification compartment with ion exchange resin.

Single-phase pump specific for diesel oil: 

  • Inside made of stainless steel. Gaskets made of polymer resistant to chemicals and fuels.
  • Maximum flow rate: 25L/min.
  • Maximum head: 10m.

Dosing pump:

  • Positive displacement diaphragm pump especially installed for dosing methylate into oil.
  • Maximum flowrate: 20LPH
  • Maximum head: 10m

 

Reactor tank:

  • The vessel is made of glass resistant to fuels. A lower outlet for decantation.
  • Capacity: 10 L
  • The heating element of 1.5 kW. infinitely adjustable
  • Sensors: “K” type temperature sensor.
  • The Glycerin outlet tube and drain tap are made of
    stainless steel.

 

Methylate tank:

  • The vessel is made of high-density polyethylene resistant to chemicals.
  • Lower tap to regulate the flow of product to be added.
  • Graduated volumetric scale up to 5L

 

Glycerine tank:

  • The vessel is made of high-density polyethylene resistant to fuels.
  • Capacity: 5L.
  • Lower tap with adjustable flow. Graduated scale up to 5L.

 

Biodiesel tank:

  • The vessel is made of high-density polyethylene resistant
    to fuels.
  • Capacity: 10L
  • Lower tap with adjustable flow
  • Graduated scale up to 10L each tank.

 

Titration kit (optional):

  • Suitable bottle for methanol.
  • Bottle for titrant
  • 8 droppers of 7 ml.
  • 5 glasses of 250 ml.
  • 3 Pipette of 10 ml with a hand pump
  • 4 Plastic wash bottles of 500 ml.

 

Oil tank:

  • The vessel made of high-density polyethylene
    resistant to fuels.
  • Capacity: 30L.
  • Mesh filter for solid particles.

 

Instrumentation:

  • Digital Balance to measure the Biodiesel mass
    obtained; range: 0 ~ 200 Kg
  • Digital Balance to measure the Glycerin mass
    obtained; range: 0 ~ 50 Kg
  • pH meter to study the quality of the Biodiesel
    obtained; range: 0 ~ 14 pH. (optional)

 

Control Panel:

  • Temperature Digital display for the temperature
    sensor
  • Heating element switch and control.
  • Switch and regulator valve for the pump
    (0 ~ 100%).
  • Digital display of load for biodiesel and glycerin
    weight.
  • Cables and Accessories, for normal operation.
Category:

The Biodiesel Process Trainer is an apparatus that allows the study of the biodiesel production cycle in different stages. Different parameters that affect the whole process, as well as the obtained biodiesel quality, may also be studied. Biodiesel is a biological and renewable fuel. It is obtained from used or raw vegetable oils or animal fats. It is used in automobile engines as a substitute for conventional fossil-origin gas oil. Its main advantages are related to energy and the environment. Among the energy-related advantages, we can mention that biodiesel constitutes a help for energy diversification and farming sector activation.

And among the environmental advantages we can mention the recycling of a residue such as used oil, or regarding the greenhouse effect, the fixation of the CO2 emitted in the biodiesel combustion during the growth of the crops. The Biodiesel Process trainer produces biodiesel from raw vegetable oil and allows the user to analyze the process and all the variables involved.

The process carried out by the Biodiesel Process Trainer consists of transforming the fatty acids contained in vegetable oils into a high energy content biofuel. Basically, the process consists of two well-defined stages: Stage I: Mixing the products with the stirring technique. It consists of combining and stirring the raw materials required to make biodiesel (vegetable oil and a catalyst) under homogenous heating provided by a heating element. This stage is carried out in a reactor made of polyethylene that includes a temperature sensor.

The stirring consists in recycling the product driven by a pump. Stage II: Separating and washing the products obtained. A second stage fundamental after the reaction is the separation of the main product from the rest of the by-products. It is usually done with the first two-phase decantation, thanks to the conical shape of the reactor, to remove the glycerin and biodiesel washing through ion exchange resin. Finally, the efficiency of the unit and the quality of the biodiesel can be assessed thanks to a balance and a titration kit (pipettes, droppers, etc.) (titration kit not provided).

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