Turnkey plants for biodiesel and green oleochemicals

Alfa Laval Ageratec processing lines are complete turnkey systems for producing ASTM6751 or EN14214-compliant biodiesel on the basis of a wide range of oils, of either vegetable or animal origin.

The versatile, modular biodiesel plants are in widespread use to replace fossil-based diesel as fuel. The pre-treatment process can also be used to reduce free fatty acid (FFA) and to produce oleochemicals.

Pre-treatment

Biodiesel producers, meat renderers and companies collecting used cooking oil (UCO) can benefit from adding an Ageratec Advanced Glycerol Treatment (AGT) pre-treatment plant. The cost and energy effective AGT process converts high FFA, low value by-products into low FFA straight vegetable oil (SVO), heavy fuel oil (HFO) or green oleochemicals. More information on Ageratec.

  Read more about the AGT pre-treatment process

Transesterification

Alfa Laval offer different types of Ageratec biodiesel plants that can use edible as well as inedible low-cost, inedible feedstock based on fats, oils and grease (FOG):

• “Virgin oil” transesterification technology for continuous biodiesel processing
• “Multi-feedstock” technology for biodiesel batch processing lines

More information on Ageratec's hompage.

  Download brochure on multi-feedstock biodiesel plants

Heating, separation and mixing

Alfa Laval also supplies heat exchangers, decanters, reboilers and evaporators for biodiesel production.

 Learn more about these Alfa Laval technologies for biodiesel production