【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】China’s Largest 100,000-ton Biofuel Production Lines from 1860 to 2016
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Safety first. Prevention first – let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. **********************【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Industry Forum) ***************** On April 28, 2016, the 100,000-ton biodiesel production project of Sichuan Huisheng New Energy Co., Ltd., located in the Jinxiang Chemical Industry Park, officially began trial production. This project is currently the largest biodiesel production line in the country, featuring the first fully automated biodiesel production line in the nation as well as the most comprehensive monitoring system available in China. It is reported that the total investment in this project is 800 million yuan. Once fully completed, the project will be able to produce 200,000 tons of biodiesel per year, with an annual output value of 800 million yuan. Backed by the technology of Northwest University, the project has obtained 5 invention patents and 2 utility model patents solely in the field of biodiesel production technology, with its core technologies being at the international forefront. “Our patented technology is more efficient than traditional methods; with conventional techniques, 850 grams of biodiesel can be produced from 1 kilogram of waste oil, whereas using our patented catalyst and process, 920 grams can be obtained. Not only that, but the catalysts we use are weakly acidic or basic in nature; they can be reused repeatedly without causing secondary pollution. ”Xia Yinong, the head of the company’s production control department, said. It is reported that the biodiesel produced by this company, when mixed with conventional diesel, can effectively reduce particulate emissions, making it highly suitable for market demands. “We conducted a calculation; based on Sichuan’s diesel consumption, if 5% is added, the demand for biodiesel should be over 300,000 tons. Therefore, our current production facility, along with the capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 tons that we plan to establish in the future, fully meets market demands. ”He Nengde, the company’s general manager, said.
Excellence New Energy: A production line capable of manufacturing 100,000 tons of biodiesel per year; construction is expected to be completed and trial production to begin in the fourth quarter of this year. Jiemian News, 2022-09-02 14:36. Records of Excellence New Energy’s investor relations activities, released on September 2, show that work is currently underway to prepare the land for the projects aimed at producing 100,000 tons of hydrocarbon-based biodiesel per year and 50,000 tons of natural fatty alcohols per year. The newly built biodiesel production line with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons, funded through additional investments on top of the existing projects, is expected to have its construction completed and start trial production in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company is currently operating at full capacity.
In 1900, at the World’s Fair in Paris, a prototype engine that was running smoothly attracted the attention of the spectators on site. This was an experiment conducted by Rudolf Diesel, the “father of the diesel engine”. To the audience’s surprise, the fuel used in this engine was peanut oil. This was the world’s initial exploration of biodiesel applications. For a long time after that, due to its high cost, biodiesel could only serve as a substitute for petroleum. Rudolf Diesel might have found it difficult to foresee that, more than 100 years later, the drive to develop biodiesel in order to achieve decarbonization goals has ignited around the world. Today, this “fire” is growing stronger in China as well. On April 2, 2024, the **Energy Bureau issued a notice on publicizing the pilot projects for the promotion and use of biodiesel, proposing to support units such as those in Dezhou City, Shandong Province, in carrying out such pilot initiatives. The industry generally believes that this marks a \"solid step\" forward for China in the development of biodiesel, and it will surely provide new impetus for the optimization and upgrading of China’s energy structure.
The largest biodiesel production line in the country at present, with a capacity of 100,000 tons