15-17 November, 2009
2nd Intl. Congress on Biodiesel:
The Science and the Technologies
Westin Grand München Arabellapark
Munich, Germany
Presentation:
Monday, 16 November, 2009 from 1 to 2 pm
Process Solutions for the Biodiesel Industry
Speaker: Dr. Donna Rohan
8, 9, 10 October 2009
European Bioenergy Expo and Conference
Stoneleig Park, Warwickshire, England
Booth: J16
16-18 September 2009
MiningWorld Central Asia 2009
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Booth: B48
Presentation:
September 17, 2009 from 2 to 3 pm in seminar room 16B, pavilion 9B
Ion Exchange Resins in Hydrometallurgy
Speaker: Areski Rezkallah
June 8-11, 2009
21st NAM
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
Booth: 314
Conference website: http://www.21nam.org/
Poster Session
Monday, June 8
Heterogeneous Catalyst and Process for Production of Biodiesel
Presented by: Alfred K. Schultz
March 16-18, 2009
World Biofuels Markets
Brussels Expo Center
Booth: 41
Conference website: http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/
February 1-4, 2009
National Biodiesel Conference & Expo
Moscone Center West, San Francisco, CA
Booths: 350, 352
Session 26 on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 2.15 pm
“Use of Polymeric Resin Technologies for Biodiesel Purification and Fatty Acid Esterification:
Commercial Applications”
Speaker: Dr. Rajiv Banavali, Process Chemicals Research Manager
Conference website: http://www.biodieselconference.org/2009/default.asp
October 15-16, 2008
European Biofuels Expo and Conference
Newark, Nottingham, UK, Stand 26
Conference website: http://www.biodiesel-expo.co.uk/
September 17-18, 2008
The 3rd Annual Texas Biofuels Conference and Expo
Hilton Austin Airport, Austin, TX, Booth 17.
Conference website: http://www.iemshows.com/biofuels/
June 4-5, 2008
Biofuels International Expo and Conference 2008
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Booth 51
June 5th – 4:50 pm Session 6 at event “Ensuring Product Quality & Efficiency”
Abstract:
High FFA feedstocks of vegetable and animal origin represent alternative low-cost feedstock materials.
Difficulties in using conventional homogeneous catalysts such as H2SO4 with no viable solid heterogeneous catalysts commercially available.
Development of Amberlyst™ BD20, a recently developed FFA esterification catalyst, shows very high conversion and long lifetime.
Showcase 1:
Amberlyst™ BD20 Solid Catalyst FFA Esterification Process
Presented by Jaco Bester
Abstract:
Currently the biodiesel industry is suffering from high feedstock prices and poor availability of virgin oil feedstocks. High FFA feedstocks of vegetable and animal origin represent alternative low-cost feedstock materials. These high FFA feedstocks are difficult to process using conventional homogeneous catalysts such as H2SO4 and up until recently, no viable solid heterogeneous catalysts were commercially available. Amberlyst™ BD20, a FFA esterification catalyst recently developed by Rohm and Haas, shows very high conversion and long lifetime.
Showcase 2:
Glycerol purification with Ambersep™ BD50 Technology
Presented by Danielle Colman
Abstract:
Glycerol generation in the transesterification of triglyceride oils represents close to 11% of total production yield. The glycerol issued from conventional biodiesel processes has a high salt content, typically 5 to 10% after neutralization. There are many traditional markets for purified glycerol and new applications are emerging as glycerol availability increases. Conventional techniques for purifying glycerol such as distillation and classical ion-exchange may not be the most appropriate. The Ambersep™ BD50 process, jointly developed by Rohm and Haas and Novasep, is a low-cost glycerol purification alternative. It is a flexible process that ensures the most cost-effective solution to meeting a given purity specification.
