Chemical Engineering Biodiesel Plant Design

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Chemical Engineering Biodiesel Plant Design

• Design By Sean Humphreys
• Solar By Jacques Chiron

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Introduction

• Purpose Implement biodiesel into the Willamette
  Valley.
• competitive cost
• Ecological advantage
• Economical growth for local business

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Total product amounts

• Biodiesel production 3,640,000 gallons/year
• Mustard seed 59.2 gallons oil/acre
• Acres needed 60,800
• Ethanol production 624,000 gallons/year
• Rye grass ethanol 54.0 gallons/acre (99.5)
• Acres needed 11,600
• Hydroxide needed 212,452 lbs/year

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Determination of Dimensions
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Extruder
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Future Work

• Determination of required pump sizes
• Determination of valves and controllers
• Set up HVAC system with SERVCO
• Contact appropriate engineer to help design
  building structure
• Run lab at Entek to determine flow rates possible
  from extruder
• Implement in Waste Vegetable Oil in system

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As Big As Solar Gets in the Northwest

• 575kW of solar energy IS possible on our roof tops

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What we get around here
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How Evergreen Does Solar
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Some Numbers
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