From Vegetable Oil to Green Diesel

In general, the processing of biologically derived feedstocks is complicated by the fact that these materials contain a significant amount of oxygen. The feedstocks of 

The quality of vegetable oil, in particular the fatty add distribution and the degree of unsaturation can affect the properties of FAM E biodiesel, but they do not affed the properties of green diesel. 

Separate unit avoids DHT catalyst life issues and increases flexibility  

The co-processing route was initially evaluated as an attractive option, since the existing equipment could be re-used, but after careful evaluation it was recognized that the co-feeding can cause several design problems and some limitations to the final products. These reasons can be summarized as follows  

For these reasons, it was evaluated as more cost-effective to implement the process in a dedicated unit optimized for renewable feedstocks to overcome the problems listed above. Therefore, the Ecofining technology is a stand alone process carried out 

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