Chinese scientists develop new biodiesel fuel production tech

In China, Macau Business reported that Chinese scientists have developed new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40% compared with the global average content of less than 10%

Shen Jian, a professor at Nanjing Normal University’s School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and his team improved the manufacturing process, using biofats (triglycerides) and crude oil refinery components to produce automotive biodiesel fuel without transesterification.

The higher the biomass content of biodiesel, the more outstanding its energy saving and carbon reduction effects are, the team said.

The research team, in cooperation with other companies, has set up an industrial production unit with an annual production capacity of two million tonnes of this biodiesel fuel, according to the report.

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