ULTRASONIC BIODIESEL REACTOR

Incbio has been conducting extensive R&D in ultrasonic Biodiesel reactor technology. After a long time spent in testing with a variety of feedstocks we have now got fully functional reactors specifically developed to process Biodiesel on both batch and continuous plants. These ultrasonic Biodiesel reactors are fully ATEX compliant and can be retrofitted to any operational Biodiesel plant.

By creating molecular cavitation our reactors ensure that all the feedstock, methanol and catalyst are homogeneously emulsified and come to a complete reaction, increasing yields to >99%. The reactor units operate on both base transesterification and acid esterification, with the most impressive results being seen on the acid esterification reaction.

Traditionally acid esterification has been mostly carried out on batch reactors, with reaction times stretching to several hours and low yields being achieved. Our acid esterification units are continuous, and achieve yields in excess of 99%, with a typical post reaction FFA value of 0.5%.

ADVANTAGES OF OUR ULTRASONIC BIODIESEL REACTORS

Feedstock flexibility - ultrasounds achieve the same great results with any feedstock, both high and low FFA feedstock can be used, including blends of different feedstock;

Low power consumption - with a total consumption of approximately 2kWh per 1,000 litres of Biodiesel produced, our reactors are unmatched for economy;

No moving parts - ultrasonic reactors have no moving parts, meaning that there is virtually no maintenance required, apart from regular cleaning operations;