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US 9,540,590 B2Granted
Process and system for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester
AssigneePolyvalor, Limited Partnership
InventorsGregory Patience, Mahesh Edake, Cristian Neagoe, Daria Camilla Boffito
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Abstract
A process and a system for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester from an alcohol and a feedstock containing transesterifiable lipids are provided.
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A process for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester, the process comprising:
- (a) providing a gaseous alcohol and/or a gaseous ether, a gaseous feedstock containing transesterifiable lipids, and a solid catalyst,
- (b) in a reactor, contacting the gaseous alcohol and/or the gaseous ether, the gaseous feedstock, and the solid catalyst,
- wherein the contacting results in formation of a transesterified reaction product comprising the fatty acid alkyl ester.
A system for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester from an alcohol and/or an ether and a feedstock containing transesterifiable lipids, the system comprising:
- (a) a heated fluidized bed reactor comprising a distributor supporting a solid catalyst,
- (b) a fluidization gas inlet located below the distributor for producing a fluidized bed of the solid catalyst above the distributor,
- (c) an atomizer nozzle located above the distributor and at the bottom of the fluidized bed, the nozzle being fed an inert atomization gas and a liquid mixture of the alcohol and/or ether and the feedstock, and
- (d) a transesterified reaction product gas outlet located above the fluidized bed.
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