Bio Fuels

Biodiesel has established itself as a fuel in the market on account of its many advantages and positive environmental properties. Using second generation raw materials, such as jatropha and algae, specifically avoids a conflict of interests with the foodstuffs industry. Biodiesel can be mixed with conventional diesel without any problems. The quality of the biodiesel produced in plants constructed by EPC meets the fuel standard EN 14214.

Biodegradability, the positive CO2 balance in the combustion, and the potential for reducing the amount of CO2 emitted during the production of biodiesel make important contributions towards protecting the environment.

The EPC Group offers its customers complete biodiesel production plants. Their integrated business concept enables byproducts to be exploited materially or energetically. This reduces the amount of waste materials to a minimum or converts them into recyclable products. Cost-effective, efficient logistics and system structures are essential for running a plant profitably. EPC offers plants for receiving, drying and cleaning oilseeds, oil extraction plants, degumming and deacidification plants, transesterification plants, tank farms, as well as the necessarily ancillary and supply facilities. Downstream plants for converting the glycerine phase – created as a byproduct – into pharmaceutical quality glycerine can be integrated into the plant concepts. The capacities of biodiesel plants are adapted to meet the customers’ requirements.