A new ‘bolt-on’ biodiesel production technology for ethanol facilities

Rayeman Elements is expanding its business to include a biofuels division, intended to deliver a ‘bolt-on’ technology for the production of biodiesel at existing ethanol plants. It is hoped that this technology will allow ethanol facilities to diversify their product offerings, in turn increasing the value of their corn oil stream and expanding their advanced biofuels offerings.

Saola Energy will provide product engineering and design support on the new biofuels initiative, helping to develop the biodiesel technology.

As well as supplying the new ‘bolt-on biodiesel’ technology, Rayemen and Saola will focus on taking advantage of a proven enzymatic biodiesel process. The new facilities the two companies are developing will include standard methanol recovery and distillation.

The standard plant size offered as part of the project will be a 2 million gallon per year production design. It will be possible to customise these designs based on customer requests, according to the press release from Rayeman.

“Saola Energy was the clear choice for design and engineering work regarding the biodiesel and co-location technology, due to their extensive experience in the arena. We couldn’t be more pleased about our partnership with everyone at Saola and believe together, we will bring the change and solutions needed to the industry,” said Samantha Western president of Rayeman Elements.

Adam Belyamani, COO of Saola Energy, said, “We were thrilled when we received the call from Rayeman Elements asking to provide the engineering design for their new technology. Saola Energy has worked with Rayeman Elements on projects in the past, and we are pleased to provide our biodiesel expertise in conjunction with their collocation technology.”