Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00444, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Tyagi, Rajeshwar Dayal (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Biodiesel is produced from renewable lipid feedstocks, such as vegetable oil and animal fats. Generally, oil and_x000D_
methanol are reacted in the presence of a catalyst to yield biodiesel and glycerol as a by-product. Biodiesel_x000D_
obtained after separation from the by-product contains impurities such as soap, water, glycerol and free_x000D_
potassium ions that affect the performance of biodiesel adversely. These impurities need to be separated from_x000D_
biodiesel to meet the requirements of ASTM standards. The company, BIO-LIQ INC, tried to eliminate_x000D_
impurities by using synthetic resins, but the resins imparted H+ ions (acidity) and water into the biodiesel in a_x000D_
continuous process. Ion-exchange resins having negatively charged sulphonate group are able to remove_x000D_
positively charged impurities (H+, potassium and sodium ions, soap, free glycerol) from the crude biodiesel_x000D_
while silica-based resin (SIPERNAT) with large surface area for adsorption is capable of trapping all types of_x000D_
impurities. In order to respond to the need of the company to purify biodiesel in a continuous process, an_x000D_
appropriate resin needs to be selected which can remove impurities so that the biodiesel follows the ASTM_x000D_
standards. First, a batch study will be conducted to treat crude biodiesel with different resins. Then, the selected_x000D_
resin will be tested in a continuous column operation where process parameters (flow-rate, column_x000D_
back-pressure) and impurities in the purified biodiesel will be continuously monitored. The continuous process_x000D_
of biodiesel purification using column operation is economical, effective and industrially feasible unlike_x000D_
wet-washing techniques requiring a large amount of expensive solvents and produce large amount of_x000D_
wastewater. The process developed from the proposed research will help BIOLIQ and other industries of_x000D_
Canada to produce biodiesel in a continuous mode, eliminating the use of large holding tanks., program purpose french : Biodiesel is produced from renewable lipid feedstocks, such as vegetable oil and animal fats. Generally, oil and_x000D_
methanol are reacted in the presence of a catalyst to yield biodiesel and glycerol as a by-product. Biodiesel_x000D_
obtained after separation from the by-product contains impurities such as soap, water, glycerol and free_x000D_
potassium ions that affect the performance of biodiesel adversely. These impurities need to be separated from_x000D_
biodiesel to meet the requirements of ASTM standards. The company, BIO-LIQ INC, tried to eliminate_x000D_
impurities by using synthetic resins, but the resins imparted H+ ions (acidity) and water into the biodiesel in a_x000D_
continuous process. Ion-exchange resins having negatively charged sulphonate group are able to remove_x000D_
positively charged impurities (H+, potassium and sodium ions, soap, free glycerol) from the crude biodiesel_x000D_
while silica-based resin (SIPERNAT) with large surface area for adsorption is capable of trapping all types of_x000D_
impurities. In order to respond to the need of the company to purify biodiesel in a continuous process, an_x000D_
appropriate resin needs to be selected which can remove impurities so that the biodiesel follows the ASTM_x000D_
standards. First, a batch study will be conducted to treat crude biodiesel with different resins. Then, the selected_x000D_
resin will be tested in a continuous column operation where process parameters (flow-rate, column_x000D_
back-pressure) and impurities in the purified biodiesel will be continuously monitored. The continuous process_x000D_
of biodiesel purification using column operation is economical, effective and industrially feasible unlike_x000D_
wet-washing techniques requiring a large amount of expensive solvents and produce large amount of_x000D_
wastewater. The process developed from the proposed research will help BIOLIQ and other industries of_x000D_
Canada to produce biodiesel in a continuous mode, eliminating the use of large holding tanks., agreement title english : Separation of soap, glycerol and water from biodiesel produced in a continuous biodiesel production process, agreement title french : Separation of soap, glycerol and water from biodiesel produced in a continuous biodiesel production process, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada