Biodiesel Plant 30,000 tons/year feedstock
Stock #ZS60994
Used Biodiesel Plant, new 2006, shutdown 2008, 30,000 tpy feedstock (sunflower, canola), ~12,000 tpy biodiesel, 1200- 3000 tpy glycerol 99%, 18,000 tpy sunflower / canola meal. Consist of the following: seed storage silo, 2 x 2000 tonnes; pre-treatment line (Infeed auger system and bucket elevators; screener, dust collectors), Pressing line (1 ripple mill, 1 mill, 1 precooker, 1 screw press, 100 tpd, stainless steel press filter), Flake extraction unit (rotative extractor, Bulgarian made, 50 tonnes per hours; meal desolventizer, dryer and coller, vacuum tank for micella separation, distillation columns for solvent recovery) transesterification line (methoxide catalyst preparation line, transesterification reactors, glycerol separation tank, filter press), Gianazza glycerol recovery line, 10 tpd (new 1990, initially designed for glycerine recovery from soap lyes). Horizontal storage tanks for biodiesel (200 cubic metres total capacity). Storage tank for oil (500 cubic metres). Boiler, fueled with husks, charcoal and/or petroleum fuel.
Location: N/A
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Biodiesel Plant made by Desmet with Capacity 100,000 Tons/Year
Stock #RG2091
Used Desmet Ballestra continuous biodiesel plant for transesterification of refined vegetable oils. Built in 2007 and with a capacity up to 100,000 tons/year based on 8000 hours/year.
Plant includes the following sections:
- Transesterification;
- Methylester / glycerin separation; methylester / glycerin centrifugation; methylester purification;
- Purification of raw glycerin (separation of gums); purification of pure glycerin (separation of methanol);
- Methanol rectification;
- Condensation of gases (vents);
- Preparation of citric acid;
- Oil dried
- Vacuum unit;
- Acid esterification.
Process description available with quotations.
Location: Europe
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 100,000 TPY made by Desmet
Stock #RG9900
Used biodiesel plant made by Desmet Ballestra during 2007-2008 with capacity approximately 100,000 tons/year, shut down 2009.
Plant included the following sections when commissioned:
- Oil Pretreatment: Acid degumming, continuous oil neutralising / stripping, barometric water cooling system, high pressure steam heating system.
- Biodiesel Production: Methylester and glycerine production, transesterification, methylester / glycerine separation, methanol rectification, glycerine purification and concentration, citric acid preparation, oil drying, additives dosing.
- Acid Esterification
Currently only available in situ. Plant is not complete; it requires approximately 50% of the biodiesel line and 20% of the refining line restoring.
Location: Europe
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 1000 Litres Per Day
Stock #RG9548
Little used biodiesel plant with capacity 1000 litres/day from used cooking oil feedstock. Plant was built in 2013 and shut down in 2014 after very little use. Major equipment includes:
- Fuel Maker 500L, BP60 ion exchanger purification module, IBV oil heater, (2) Fuelpod 3, air compressor, (2) IBC pump tanks, IBC storage tanks, oil storage tanks.
Location: UK
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 10000 litres/day
Stock #RG1091V
Used biodiesel plant made by Biodiesel Fuels Equipment Ltd UK in 2012 and shut down in 2021. Plant capacity is 10,000 litres/8 hour day up to 25,000 litres/day if run for 24hours.
It has been used to process used sunflower and palm oil.
Equipment includes: (3) separators, (2) reactors, (2) ionisers, (2) oil preparation vessels, (1) methanol preparation vessel, (1) tank for biodiesel.
Location: Europe
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 15M Gallons/Year
Stock #ZG63846
Used biodiesel plant consisting of (2) trains of capacity 10 million and 5 million gallons/year, combined capacity of 15 million gallons/year. 5m gallon train built 2007, The 10M gallons/year train was built in 2008. Plant was reportedly last operated in 2019.
Plant can reportedly process multiple feed stocks and was run with animal fat when operating.
Plant can be purchased for relocation or alternatively, in situ.
Location: USA
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 35,000 Tonnes/Year
Stock #RG1013
Used biodiesel plant with capacity 35,000 tonnes/year with main equipment made by Oteza (Slovakia) in 2007 and 2008. Also produces by-product glycerin phase (60%) and soaps.
Capable of processing vegetable oil including rapeseed, sunflower, soya and used cooking oil. Technology is based on gravitational separation and base catalyst conversion of oil to biodiesel.
Automated production of biodiesel from pre-treatment of feedstock (vegetable oil), base transesterification, water washing, methanol recovery, evaporation of water, waste water treatment, addition of additives and filtration of final product.
Major equipment includes: reactors, columns, evaporators for methanol and water, various pumps, mass flow meters, compressors for cooling, compressors technical air, natural gas (or glycerol) boiler, waste water treatment equipment, water treatment equipment, tank farm, SCADA system.
Plant was built in 2008 and shut down in 2017.
Available in-situ or for relocation.
Location: Europe
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Glycerin to Epichlorohydrin Plant with Capacity 12000 Tons/Year
Stock #XRG2020
Used 12000 ton/year glycerin to epichlorohydrin plant commissioned in 2012, shut down in 2013 and uses Desmet Ballestra Oleo design and technology.
The glycerin to epichlorohydrin plant consists of (2) separate production plants as follows:
1 - Plant for production of 99.5% technical glycerin from 80-85% crude glycerin using multi-stage distillation and rectification.
2 - Plant for production of dichloropropanols (DCP). Technical glycerin is subjected to multistage hydrochlorination by wet and dry method to obtain DCP. DCP is the intermediate product for production of Epichlorhydrin.
Note - No equipment for producing Epichlorohydrin from DCP available.
Location: Europe
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Unused Biodiesel Pre-Treatment Unit
Stock #RG2035
Unused biodiesel pre-treatment unit. Made by Desmet Ballestra in 2022 for treating (refining) 200 tons/day of waste renewable feedstock such as used cooking oil (UCO) and animal fats (AF) so that it is ready for blending into a diesel production stream and processed again to become second-generation biodiesel.
Pre-Treatment Unit is a single line process including:- Acid degumming, continuous dry pre-treatment with bleaching and a tank farm.
Process description available on demand.
Quotes are being issued for Pre-Treatment Unit equipment with the 65% complete engineering / modelling. Equipment is also available separate from engineering - contact us for more information.
Location: Europe
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Biodiesel Plant 50,000 tons/year
Stock #AG61885 Sold
Unused Biodiesel plant with the capacity 50,000 tons/year. Year built 2014, never used. Raw materials - vegetable oils and used vegetable oils.
Main stages - reaction and separation, Methylester desolventising and drying, glycerin desolventising, methanol rectification, absorption and glycerin soap removal. Technology use - continuous trans Esterification process, separation by gravity, final washing by centrifugal separator, high conversion yield, low methanol consumption, low catalyst consumption, high grade pharmaceutical Glycerine, high quality Biodiesel, low utilities consumption, accurate computer control system. More information on request.
Location: Europe
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 10000 litres/day
Stock #RG1091 Sold
Used biodiesel plant made by Biodiesel Fuels Equipment Ltd UK in 2012 and shut down in 2021. Plant capacity is 10,000 litres / 24h day (10 tons/day, 3650 tons/year) and has been used to process used sunflower and palm oil.
Location: Europe
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity 15M Gallons/Year
Stock #RG9899 Sold
Used biodiesel plant consisting of (2) trains of capacity 10 million and 5 million gallons/year, combined capacity of 15 million gallons/year. The 10M gallons/year train was built in 2008. Plant was reportedly last operated in 2017.
Plant can reportedly process multiple feed stocks and was run with animal fat when operating.
Plant can be purchased for relocation or alternatively, in situ.
Location: USA
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Biodiesel Plant with Capacity Approximately 30,000 Tonnes/Year
Stock #RG9869 Sold
Used biodiesel plant made by PPM with nameplate capacity of 30,000 tonnes/year based on throughput of 4125 kg/hour for 8000 hours in a year. The main process stages of this plant are:
- Pre-treatment based on mechanical filtration and raw glycerine neutralisation.
- 2-stage transesterification chemical process.
- Citric acid soap neutralisation stage (and possible hydration of lecithin).
- Water washing and mechanical separation (with centrifuge).
- Drying thermal process under vacuum.
- Final resin and mechanical filter purification.
Location: Europe
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Ethanol Dehydration Plant, 100 million gallons/year
Stock #XRG9194 Sold
Unused ethanol dehydration plant with approximate output capacity 100 Million gallons/year of 99.5% anhydrous ethanol from feedstock of 95% hydrous ethanol. Plant was commissioned in may 2010 but never operated. Plant uses molecular sieve technology to remove water from hydrous ethanol and the process used is pressure swing adsorption. Equipment list and photographs available on demand.
Location: South America
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