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High Yield, High Efficiency Bio-Refining
Award last edited on: 4/30/2014

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
USDA
Total Award Amount
$375,966
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
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Principal Investigator
John L Massingill

Company Information

Advanced Materials and Processes

104 Inwood Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
   (512) 557-7461
   N/A
   www.advancedchemistry.biz
Location: Single
Congr. District: 35
County: Hays

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2005
Phase I Amount
$79,966
Processing of vegetable oils is complicated by the need to remove free fatty acids. Washing with caustic is a viable process but is inefficient because fatty acids and caustic form soaps which cause emulsions. These emulsions cause a yield loss of 1-1.5% or 160-240 Million lb/yr of soybean oil alone. The purpose of this project is to improve yields in vegetable oil processing with a novel non-dispersive contactor that extracts free fatty acids from vegetable oils and biodiesel without causing emulsions

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2006
Phase II Amount
$296,000
Processing of vegetable oils is complicated by the need to remove free fatty acids. Washing with caustic is a viable process but is inefficient because fatty acids and caustic form soaps which cause emulsions. These emulsions cause a yield loss of 1-1.5% or 160-240 Million lb/yr of soybean oil alone. The purpose of this project is to improve yields and energy efficiency in vegetable oil processing with a novel non-dispersive contactor that extracts free fatty acids from oils without causing emulsions.