Biodiesel plants for any feedstock.
Continuous and batch biodiesel plants from 2 MT/h, processing virgin oils, used cooking oil, animal fats and high-FFA waste streams to EN 14214 and ASTM D6751. Designed, engineered and delivered by IncBio since 2006.
MSA ultrasonic esterification
Our continuous esterification process handles any FFA blend, from low to 100% FFA, in a single process step — no separate transesterification stage, and no change of process concept when the feedstock mix changes. Reaction is intensified in IncBio's proprietary ultrasonic reactors.
The plant is fully containerised: every skid fits a standard shipping container. Smallest configuration 2 MT/h (approximately 16,000 t/yr); no upper limit.
Transesterification
Conventional alkaline transesterification for virgin and low-FFA oils, in continuous or batch configuration. Batch plants work particularly well on used cooking oil.
Ultrasonic reactors can be fitted to a new plant or retrofitted into an existing one to cut reaction time and methanol excess.
Standard scope
- Feedstock reception and pre-treatment (Feedstock pre-treatment)
- Reaction section — ultrasonic esterification and/or transesterification
- Glycerine separation and purification
- Methanol recovery and rectification
- Biodiesel purification: ion-exchange resin dry wash, or distillation where the feedstock requires it
- Automation: Siemens PLC/SCADA, FAT/SAT by IncBio
- Fabrication, site installation supervision, commissioning and start-up
A note on capacity
Our continuous plants start at 2 MT/h. We can supply smaller units, but below that scale a plant lacks the process units needed to guarantee EN 14214 on every feedstock, and the capital cost per tonne rarely makes sense. If your project is smaller, tell us — we will say plainly whether it works.
Existing plants brought to current standards
By adding what they lack: ultrasonic reactors, esterification front-ends for high-FFA feedstocks, methanol recovery columns, resin purification or distillation.
- ESSpain
Methanol distillation column upgrade, commissioned 2024 ahead of schedule.
- CWCuraçao
Methanol rectification column, 2022.
- SASouth America
120,000 t/yr ultrasonic reactor retrofit, 2014.
- DEGermany
Plant upgrade engineering, profitability improvement of an existing plant.
Send us a feedstock analysis and a target capacity
We will come back with the process route we would recommend.
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