In Brazil, Agro Estado reports that at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), the Ethanoil+ project seeks to transform the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel – known as green diesel – using compact equipment. The initiative, conducted by the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, aims to reduce costs, increase the sustainability of the process and enable local production.
The goal is to obtain the fuels from a structure equivalent to a container. The modularity of the technology would allow to produce at the very site of extraction of ethanol or vegetable oil, reducing the carbon emission associated with transportation.
The project is divided into two phases: the first is dedicated to the improvement of steps such as transesterification, separation and obtaining green diesel within the standards of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP); the second will be focused on the construction of a functional prototype with an initial capacity of 10,000 liters daily.
In addition to technological development, the research has a patent from Unicamp, which will allow to generate green diesel capable of fully replacing fossil diesel or being mixed with it, expanding energy flexibility. Green diesel brings environmental benefits, such as reducing the carbon footprint, lower emission of pollutants and use of agricultural raw materials, strengthening the integration between agriculture and technological innovation.
Tags: Brazil, renewable diesels
Category: Research
