| production capacity year | biodiesel tons per year (365 days) | 4,000 | 8,000 | 12,000 | 16,000 | 20,000 | 32,000 |
| production capacity day | biodiesel Liter in 24 hours | 12,000 | 24,000 | 36,000 | 48,000 | 60,000 | 96,000 |
| production capacity hour | biodiesel in liter per hour | 500 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 4,000 |
| Quantitiy of reactors | full automatic biodiesel process | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
|
| storage tanks |
unit / size / process |
|
| Feedstock oil storage tanks |
reserve for ~8 days |
1 x 100 m³ |
2 x 100 m³ |
3 x 100 m³ |
4 x 100 m³ |
5 x 100 m³ |
8 x 100 m³ |
| Methanol storage tank |
reserve for ~7 days (18 %) |
15 m³ |
30 m³ |
50 m³ |
75 m³ |
100 m³ |
2 x 100 m³ |
| Methanol + catalyst (Methoxid) |
reserve for 1 day (or 10 days Methoxid 30 %) |
2.5 m³ |
5 m³ |
8 m³ |
10 m³ |
12 m³ |
20 m³ |
| Crude glycerine tank |
buffer volume before vacuum distillation |
1.4 m³ |
3 m³ |
5 m³ |
6 m³ |
8 m³ |
10 m³ |
| Water sedimentation tank |
buffer volume for 24 hours |
15 m³ |
25 m³ |
40 m³ |
50 m³ |
70 m³ |
100 m³ |
| Biodiesel drying tank |
buffer volume for 24 hours |
15 m³ |
25 m³ |
40 m³ |
50 m³ |
70 m³ |
100 m³ |
| Glycerine storage tank |
after methanol-vacuum dist., reserve ~ 15 days |
20 m³ |
40 m³ |
60 m³ |
80 m³ |
100 m³ |
100 m³ |
| Recycled methanol buffer tank |
after biodiesel + glycerine - distillation |
1 m³ |
1.5 m³ |
2 m³ |
3 m³ |
4 m³ |
5 m³ |
| Storage tank for soaps |
waste mixture: water, soaps, FFA´s, glycerine |
0.5 m³ |
1 m³ |
1.5 m³ |
2 m³ |
3 m³ |
5 m³ |
| Biodiesel storage tanks |
reserve for ~8 days |
1 x 100 m³ |
2 x 100 m³ |
3 x 100 m³ |
4 x 100 m³ |
5 x 100 m³ |
8 x 100 m³ |
|
| heating system |
unit / size / process |
|
| heat energy |
kWh (calculated for winter time) |
37 |
75 |
112 |
150 |
187 |
300 |
| preheating tank |
stainless steel tank 1400 liter |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| heat exchanger |
stainless steel tank 1400 liter |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| air compressor |
unit / size / process |
|
| air compressor |
capacity of suctioning of air ( l/min / kW ) |
200 / 1.5 |
400 / 3 |
600 / 4.5 |
800 / 6 |
1000 / 7.5 |
1600 / 12 |
| air dryer |
compressed air volume (l/min) |
200 |
400 |
600 |
800 |
1000 |
1600 |
| compressed air reservoir |
compressed air tank volume (liter at 10 bar) |
250 |
400 |
600 |
800 |
1000 |
1500 |
|
| feedstock pump |
pump flow rate (liter/minute) |
50 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
2x 75 |
2x 100 |
|
| feedstock pre-filtering system |
filter housing 1 m, 100 or 200 my filter |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
| methanol distillation |
biodiesel flow rate per minute |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
80 |
| - from crude biodiesel |
heat energy kWh, (40° C up to 70 °C) |
13 |
25 |
38 |
50 |
63 |
100 |
|
condensate cooling 20 °C - liter/minute |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
40 |
|
methanol 3 % condensation - liter/minute |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
|
| methanol distillation |
glycerine flow rate per minute |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
| - from crude glycerine |
heat energy kWh, (40° C up to 70 °C) |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
32 |
|
condensate cooling 20 °C - liter/minute |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
40 |
|
methanol 25 % condensation - liter/minute |
0.25 |
0.5 |
0.75 |
1 |
1.25 |
2 |
|
| Water wash process |
water sedimentation tank volume |
15 m³ |
25 m³ |
40 m³ |
50 m³ |
70 m³ |
100 m³ |
|
dosing volume of wash water - liter |
1200 |
2400 |
3600 |
4800 |
6000 |
8400 |
|
air voume for air bubble drying - liter/min |
40 |
80 |
120 |
160 |
200 |
320 |
|
| Water wash neutralisation tank |
dosing 0.3 % - liter/hour |
1.5 |
3 |
4.5 |
6 |
7.5 |
12 |
|
buffer volume for ~1 week - liter |
300 |
600 |
900 |
1200 |
1600 |
2400 |
|
| Biodiesel water drying-distillation |
biodiesel flow - liter/minute |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
80 |
| - out of the biodiesel |
needed heat kWh, (60 to 85 °C) |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
200 |
|
condensate cooling (feedstock oil 20 °C - liter/min) |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
40 |
|
water condensate 2 % - liter/minute |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1 |
1.6 |
|
| DryWash process |
absorption of glycerine - number of columns |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
|
flowrate - liter/hour |
750 |
1500 |
1500 |
2250 |
3000 |
4500 |
|
| Bag filter 1 my |
filter size 1 my, one meter long, number of filter |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Candle filter 1 my |
filter size 1 my, one meter long, number of filter |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Winter additive |
dosing 0.1 % - liter/hour |
0.5 |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
2.5 |
4 |
|
buffer tank for ~1 week - liter |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
800 |
|
| Additive Oxidation stability |
dosing 0.1 % - liter/hour |
0.5 |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
2.5 |
4 |
|
buffer tank for ~1 week - liter |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
800 |