Biodiesel obtained by treating fatty acids, their esters and glycerides with hydrogen enriched gas , BIOHID

• to develop a new technology, applied to a pilot plant, in order to obtain an enriched biodiesel through the catalytic treatment of fatty acids contained in vegetable oils and animal fats;
• to realize the pilot plant destined to produce enriched biogas, obtained through catalytic treatment of fatty acids contained in vegetal oils and animal fats;
• patent proposal;
• PC7 project proposal within the project thematic;
• to involve and form young specialists in the field of biochemistry and hydrogen production with all its applications: technology, characterization, promotion and utilization.

The project novelty is given by:

• Biofuel production technology: The technological solution proposed by this project represents an absolute novelty at international level, being enframed within the technologies for refining fuels destined for internal combustion engines. The technology proposed for producing a “reformulated biodiesel” starts with the catalytic treatment with hydrogen enriched gas of the triglycerides contained in vegetable oils and animal fats, which leads to the obtaining of fatty acids and glycerin. In order to obtain the “reformulated bio-diesel”, the catalytic hydrogenation of the previously obtained fatty acids is continued until reaching fatty alcohols and superior alkanes. Nevertheless, the catalytic hydrogenation with hydrogen enriched gas of the fat acids esters, classically obtained by the methyl-transesterification of the triglycerides is taken into consideration.
• The pilot plant for obtaining enriched biofuel. The obtained pilot plant has a high innovative level due to its worldwide uniqueness, starting with the operational technologic parameters separately obtained on the traditional technological lines for obtaining bio-diesel as well as those obtained in the pilot plant for producing the hydrogen enriched gas destined for the catalytic or non-catalytic treatment of the fossil fuels.

• technological study regarding the triglycerides hydrolysis;
• technological study regarding the fatty acids, esters and glycerides hydrogenation;
• technological research report regarding the catalytic treatment of fatty acids, esters and glycerides with hydrogen enriched gas;
• lab installation for catalytic treatment of fatty acids, esters and glycerides with hydrogen enriched gas;
• studies and researches regarding the catalytic treatment with hydrogen enriched gas of fat acids, esters and glycerides;
• pilot plant design for continuous production of hydrogen enriched gas;
• pilot plant for continuous production of hydrogen enriched gas;
• pilot plant design for obtaining reformulated diesel biofuel;
• pilot plant for obtaining reformulated diesel biofuel;
• reaction compounds characterized by their physical and chemical properties;
• the composition of hydrogen enriched gas – HRG;
• technological variants for reformulated diesel bio-fuel production;
• the stability of reformulated Diesel bio-fuel during storage period;
• technical solution for production of reformulated, optimized Diesel biofuel;
• verification and certification methodology of physical and chemical properties related to reformulated Diesel biofuel, according to the European standards;
• company standard for production technology of the reformulated Diesel biofuel;
• technology for the production of reformulated Diesel biofuel;
• technical documentation, technology and installation;
• verification and certification methodology of physical and chemical properties related to reformulated Diesel biofuel;
• two patent proposals, promoting materials, articles, papers;
• round table for dissemination;
• PC7 proposal.

Stage 1

1.1 Technological study regarding the tri-glycerides hydrolysis;
1.2 Technological study regarding the hydrogenation of fatty acids and of their esters.

Stage 2

2.1. Technology and lab installation design for catalytic treatment with hydrogen enriched gas, of the fat acids, esters and their glycerides;
2.2. Construction of lab installation for catalytic treatment, with hydrogen enriched gas, of the fat acids, esters and their glycerides.

Stage 3

3.1 Laboratory experiments regarding the obtaining of fatty alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of free fatty acids;
3.2 Laboratory experiments regarding the obtaining of alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of free fat esters;
3.3 Laboratory experiments regarding the obtaining of alcohols by catalytic treatment of their glycerides with hydrogen enriched gas;
3.4 Laboratory experiments regarding the obtaining of n-alkanes by catalytic hydrogenation of fatty alcohols;
3.5 Laboratory experiments regarding the obtaining of fatty alcohols by catalytic treatment of fat acids and their esters with hydrogen enriched gas;
3.6 Finalizing the technological design and proving, at lab scale, the biofuel obtaining technology by catalytic treatment of fat acids, esters and their glycerides with hydrogen enriched gas;
3.7 Experimental researches on stand, Diesel engine refueled with biodiesel – reference.

Stage 4

4.1 Designing the subassemblies of functional model installation for continuous production of hydrogen enriched gas.

Stage 5

5.1 Designing the general ensemble of functional model installation for continuous production hydrogen enriched gas – project finalization;
5.2 Building the functional model installation for continuous production of hydrogen enriched gas – project finalization;
5.3 Verifying the functional model for hydrogen enriched gas;
5.4 Elaborating the firm standard;
5.5 Indentifying the property rights;
5.6 Dissemination, on large scale, by communication and publishing.