Process Facilities - Biodiesel
Biodiesel projects can be categorized as petro chemical facilities that use various oils from crops or animal fat to produce diesel fuel that can be used as a blend for diesel fuel used in trucks and automobiles or as an alternative heating fuel. These facilities can use various feed stock, such as yellow grease, corn oil, palm oil, soy bean oil and many other crops. These facilities process the feed stock by adding water and various chemicals in prescribed steps to create the diesel fuel. Once the reaction is complete the waste is recovered and the chemicals and water are reused for future reactions. The primary by product of the process is glycerin.
Renewable BioFuels Port Neches Project
- Customer:Renewable BioFuels
- Location:Port Neches, Texas
- EPC Contractor:Gemma Power, Inc.
- Design Engineer:Careba Mott MacDonald & Demar Engineering
RBF Port Neches BioDiesel Project is a production facility capable of producing 180 million gallons per year of biodiesel. The process design is based upon a continuous process that pre-treats feed stocks to allow maximum production flexibility.
Gemma’s scope includes supporting the process design, detail engineering, procurement, construction and startup of all systems. The project mobilized on site in July of 2007 and is scheduled for substantial completion in October of 2008.
Gemma’s scope includes supporting the process design, detail engineering, procurement, construction and startup of all systems. The project mobilized on site in July of 2007 and is scheduled for substantial completion in October of 2008.
Galena Park
- Customer:Organic Fuels
- Location:Galena Park, Texas
- EPC Contractor:Careba Power Engineers
- Process Engineer:Organic Fuels
The Galena Park facility has the capability of producing 30 million gallons of Bio-Diesel annually from either high-grade soybean oil or yellow grease. The Bio-Diesel plant consists of a batch sequence up front and a continuous distillation process on the back end. The continuous process yields 90% return on the methanol and water used in the batch process at the same time recovering glycerin formed during the production of bio-diesel.
Gemma’s scope of work includes plant design, equipment procurement, complete construction and operator training. This facility was completed in early 2006.
Gemma’s scope of work includes plant design, equipment procurement, complete construction and operator training. This facility was completed in early 2006.
Green Earth Fuels Houston LLC
- Customer:Green Earth Fuels Houston LLC
- Location:Galena Park, Texas
- EPC Contractor:Careba Power Engineers
- Design Engineer:Careba Power Engineers, LLC
GEF Houston BioDiesel Project is a production facility capable of producing 80 million gallons per year of biodiesel. The process design is based upon a batch-continuous production using refined soybean oil with possible free fatty acids up to 4% and palm oil.
Gemma’s scope includes supporting the process design, detail engineering, procurement, construction and startup of all systems. The project mobilized on site in October of 2006 and achieved substantial completion for two trains of operation in October of 2007.
Gemma’s scope includes supporting the process design, detail engineering, procurement, construction and startup of all systems. The project mobilized on site in October of 2006 and achieved substantial completion for two trains of operation in October of 2007.