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Technology for producing second-generation biodiesel by ZKBH suspended-bed-fixed-bed combined hydrogenation process
Innovative process: high-quality biodiesel is produced from waste oil, with long life and reaching EU standards.
Type
Process technology
Tags
Resource utilization
Environmental & resource tech
Second generation biodiesel
Catalytic hydrogenation
Grease
Solution maturity
Mass promotion / Mass production
Cooperation methods
Technology licensing
Applicable industry
Water conservancy, environment and public facilities management
Applications
Biomass energy
Key innovations
Innovate and couple hydrogenation processes to effectively solve the deactivation problem of traditional fixed bed catalysts. Significantly improve the conversion rate of waste oils and diesel yield, and extend the life of the catalyst by 30-40%. The product performance meets EU export standards.
Potential economic benefits
Reduce dependence on fossil fuels and help reduce CO2 emissions. Efficient conversion of waste oils reduces raw material costs. The catalyst life is prolonged and efficiency is improved. Products meet international standards and expand the market.
Potential climate benefits
This technology produces second-generation biodiesel by efficiently utilizing waste oils, replacing fossil fuels, while improving conversion rates and catalyst life, and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Solution supplier
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Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Qingdao Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is committed to cutting-edge research on bioenergy and bioprocesses, providing innovative technologies for the country's green development.
China
Solution details

 As an important part of biomass energy, second-generation biodiesel is regarded as an important renewable fuel to make up for the shortage of fossil energy in my country and help reduce CO2 emissions. The current commercial production process uses biological oil as raw material and uses a supported transition metal sulfided catalyst for catalytic hydrodeoxidation in a fixed bed reactor. Due to the large amount of water produced during the reaction process, the surface active species of sulphide and the catalyst carrier structure will be destroyed under high temperature and high pressure, resulting in deactivation of the catalyst, making it difficult for existing industrial devices to operate for a long time. The suspended bed-fixed bed coupled hydrogenation process proposed by this technology can well solve the above problems.

     1. The conversion rate of oil and fat raw materials is ≥98%, the deoxidation rate is ≥98%, and the yield of diesel components is ≥75%. Compared with the existing technologies at home and abroad, it shows more excellent raw material adaptability (especially waste oils such as waste oils and acidified oils) and diesel yields, and the average catalyst life is increased by about 30%-40%.

     2. Efficient conversion of waste oil raw materials is achieved, and the density of the obtained product is~0.8 g/cm3, cetane index is close to 100, sulfur and nitrogen contents are less than 5 μg/L, and all indicators of the product meet the EU standards for second-generation biodiesel export.

 (This achievement was released by the Qingdao University Institute Technology Transfer Joint Office)

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01:55:11, Nov 05, 2025
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