BIO-FUELS PRODUCTION PROCESSES

BY
NAVED AHMED

PRODUCTION PROCESS
BIOETHANOL

BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION

a.

b.

Pretreatment Process:

To soften the cellulosic material, reduction of

cellulose crystallinity, increase in the surface area
and porosity of pretreated substrate resulting in
increased hydrolysis rate.
Goal is to remove lignin and hemicellulose.

BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION
Process reactions

C12H22O11+H2O
2C6H12O6.
C6H12O6+Zymase
2C2H5OH+2CO2.
Distillation (EtOH BP=78.3,Water=100).
Dehydration (concentrate up to 99%).

BIODIESEL
Produced from Lipids such as
1.
Vegetable Oil
2.
Soya bean Oil
3.
Animal Fat
4.
Jatropha plant(Non Edible)

WHAT IS JATROPHA?

Shrub: 2-3meters in height

Starts producing after 2-3 years of plantation

(produces for 35-40 years)
Seeds contain 50% oil (approx. 40% is extractable).
Oil: non-edible.
Seed production: 0.8 to 5.2 tons per acre per annum
(depending on soil and irrigation).
1kg of fruit contains 1100 seeds .
794kg fruits are grown in one hectare of land.
1 hectare of Jatropha produces 1892lit of fuel.

PRODUCTION FROM JATROPHA

Biodiesel produced from Jatropha by three
processes.

Plantation stage

Extraction stage

Transesterification

PRODUCTION FROM JATROPHA

Extraction stage
)

Mechanicaly
Oil presses have been used for the purpose of oil
extraction.
Yield=60-70%
Chemically(Solvent extraction Process)
After grinding, use N- Haxane solvent for extracting
oil.
Yield=90-95%
Ultrasonication process
This process save time and give high yield.

PRODUCTION FROM JATROPHA

Transesterification
Remove glycerol from triglycerides.
Chemical reaction of oil(Triglycerides)with an
alcohol in the presence of catalyst.

Catalyst : NaOH/KOH

Products : Bio Diesel + Glycerin

Reaction temperature: (55-60)C

PRODUCTION FROM JATROPHA

Transesterification:

Separating Glycerol from Jatropha Oil and form

Methyl Ester(Biodiesel).

(CH2-O-CO-R)3 + 3(CH3-0H ) NaOH/( 55-60) C

Triglycerides
Methanol
3(CH3-O-CO-R ) + (CH2OH)2-CHOH
Methyl Ester(Biodiesel) Glycerol

PURIFICATION PROCESS
Glycerin is separated from methyl ester by gravity
separator.
After separation biodiesel contains 3%-6% CH3OH and
some soap.
CH3OH can be removed by vaporization and recycle
back to reaction.
Then biodiesel is washed with water to remove
residual free glycerin,CH3OH,soaps and catalyst.

PURIFICATION PROCESS
Biodiesel:water=1:2 we can reduce water
quantity by adding acid with water.
Flash vessel is used for remove water from oil.
As water boiling point is 100C and boiling point
of biodiesel is 255C so water is converted in
vapour and biodiesel is separated.

BIODIESEL VS CONVENTIONAL
DIESEL
Property

Jatropha Oil

Biodiesel

Diesel

Density

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0.87

0.84

Viscosity@30C

55

5.35

4.0

Calorific Value
MJ/Kg

39.5

41

45

Cetane No

43

57-62

47

Solidifying
PointC

-10

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-14

Boiling Point C

286

255

248

66-70

52-67

Flash Point C

GREEN DIESEL
Produce from
1.
Soyabean oil
2.
Rapeseed oil
3.
Palm oil
4.
Tallow oil
5.
Jatropha

GREEN DIESEL
Process:
Hydro-processing of Jatropha oil with refinery
gas in the presence of hydrotreating catalyst
namely Titanium, Molybdenium and Nickle.
Reaction Temperature=300-400C
Pressure=60-80 bar

PRODUCTION OF GREEN DIESEL

1.
.

.
.

Hydro processing
deoxygenation)

(Hydro-

Oxygen must be removed from the feedstock to achieve liquid

fuel with a high thermal stability and combustion property
similar to petroleum fuels.
remove oxygen as water by adding hydrogen.
Reaction Temperature=300-600C
Reaction Pressure=70bar

Catalyst=Ni,Mo/Al2O3

Triglycerides +H2
Diesel+H2O

Green

PRODUCTION OF GREEN DIESEL

2.

Decarboxylation

Carboxyl group is removed from a molecule as CO2 by Hydrogen

and catalyst.

Triglycerides+H2

3CO2 +Green diesel

+ light HC (Propane).

Decarboxylation

Advantages:
Required H2 only to saturate olefins
Catalytic stability increases because water does not
form in the reaction.

Hydro-Deoxygenation

Disadvantage:

HDO uses H2 not only to saturate olefins but also to

remove O2 as H2O.

ADVANTAGES OF GREEN DIESEL

OVER BIODIESEL
High heating value and high energy density.
Have high Cetane number 80-90 as compared to
biodiesel 50.
Has lower Nox emission compared to biodiesel.

BIO-ETHERS
Produced from
1.Glycerol(by product in biodiesel production).
Bioether produce by reacting TBA
(Tertiary butyl alcohol) with Glycerol using
distillation.
2.Syn Gas (Produced from Jatropha Seed Husk)
CO+2H2
CH3OH
2CH3OH
(CH3)2O+H2O
Dimethyl Ether substitute for propane in LPG or
DME as an economical alternative to LPG.

BIOETHER PRODUCTION
DME PRODUCTION
This is two step process.
1.Methanol Synthesis
Syngas passed through cu based catalyst at a
temperature of 250C produce methanol.
CO+2H2
CH3OH
2.Methanol Dehydration
2CH3OH
CH3-O-CH3+H2O
This reaction occur in the presence of
alumina based catalyst at 310C.

SYNGAS
Produced from
1.Coal
2.Material that would be rejected as waste.
3.Jatropha Seed Husk
Jatropha seed contains 42% seed husks.
Husk contain 4% ash,71% volatile matter and
25% fixed carbon. Its calorific value is 16MJ/kg.

SYNGAS
Processes:
1.
2.

Briquetting via combustion.

Gasification.

1. BRIQUETTING PROCESS
Raw materials are compressed under high
pressure to form a round or square briquette that
can be used for heating purpose.
briquettes made byextrusion.
The extrusion production technology of briquettes
is the process of extrusion Jatropha husk under
high pressure when heated from 160 to 350C.

2. GASIFICATION PROCESS
A set of chemical reactions that uses limited oxygen to
convert a carbon-containing Jatropha seed husk into
asynthetic gas, or syngas.
Syngas produced in downdraft gasifier by several
different process.
1. Dehydration
2. Pyrolysis
3. Combustion
C+O2
CO2
4. Gasification
C+H2O
H2+CO

GASIFICATION PROCESS

BIOGAS
Produced From
1. Cattle Dung
2. Bagasse
3. Jatropha seed cake(Press-Cake)
RM

CH4 Content %

Cattle Dung

60

Bagasse

56.9

JCL seed cake

67.5

BIOGAS
Jatropha Press-cake is high in organic matter
and has good potential for biogas production.
Biogas production from JCL (Jatropha carcass
leen)press-cake was about 60% higher than cattle
dung.
Biogas generated from Jatropha oil cake has
better calorific value than cattle excreta because
it has more methane.
Produced by two process
1.Pyrolysis
2.Anaerobic Digestion

BIOGAS PRODUCTION

Anaerobic Digestion of Jatropha seed

cake

Accomplished in four stages.

1. Hydrolysis
large polymers converted into simpler monomers
2. Acidogenic Fermentation
simple monomers are converted into volatilefatty acids.
3. Acetogenesis
volatile fatty acids are converted intoacetic acid,carbon dioxide,
andhydrogen.
4. Methanogenesis.
Acetates, formaldehyde, hydrogen and carbon dioxide are converted
to methane and water.

Thank You