Lipase Alcoholysis of Triglycerides to Produce Biodiesel
Reference Number
B/U2/00802/00/00
Title
Lipase Alcoholysis of Triglycerides to Produce Biodiesel
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes))
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Applied Research and Development
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr W Bowden
BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd
BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
DTI
Start Date
01 August 2003
End Date
01 August 2005
Duration
24 months
Total Grant Value
£73,126
Industrial Sectors
Power
Region
East Midlands
Programme
BIO-MASS
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Objectives
This project aimed to provide technological proof for the biochemical conversion of low-grade tallow into tallodiesel by enzyme mediated alcoholytic transesterification of fats and free fatty acids to alkyl esters. It also intended to support the potential roll out of this technology via techno-economic study (and initial LCA) to determine an economically beneficial conversion. In the initial stages of the research the aim was to characterise and formulate the stoichiometry of tallow and emulsified fat sources from a selection of tanning industry production facilities. Although the fats are recovered at the early stages of the leather process the production methods contain variations and the raw material sources are not necessarily common, the biggest difference being between the species of animals processed. Total project cost = 186050, DTI grant = 73127
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