Methes Energies will launch new pre-treatment process via webinar

In Nevada, Methes Energies International announced it will be officially launching a new pre-treatment process for high free fatty acid (FFA) biodiesel feedstocks, including corn oil, on August 28th, 2014 at 2:00 Central time via a webinar hosted by Biodiesel Magazine.

In almost all cases, biodiesel feedstock oils must be pre-treated before the oils can be converted into quality biodiesel. The pre-treatment process is either performed at the biodiesel facility or at other facilities before delivery to a biodiesel facility. Current pre-treatment processes can be expensive and challenging adding to the cost of oils and facility maintenance costs such as when using sulfuric acid.

Methes will be sharing, via the webinar, the benefits of a new pre-treatment process with industry professionals, biodiesel producers and feedstock providers. It will cover, among other things, how this new process can convert high FFA oils into biodiesel, converts crude oilseeds without the need to degum, and removes all the waxes and the red color in corn oil as well as reducing substantially the overall catalyst cost at a typical biodiesel facility. With a conversion time as low as 15 minutes to one hour this new process uses a liquid catalyst that is non corrosive and easy to handle compared to traditional sulfuric acid.