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Biodiesel FAQ - AnzacFueltech
Advantages This page is dedicated to trying to explain a few of the advantages of our biodiesel production method. It is of course not unbiased, but we do believe we have the best product on the market so it reflects that belief. These are all questions we have received over the last few months, and we will add to them as we get more questions. Q: Do you have any cost advantages over other machines? Q: What percentage of oil is converted to biodiesel? Q: Why does your machine produce such good biodiesel? Q: Why don't you use water to wash the biodiesel? Q: Why are your seed / oil presses so cheap? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Q: Do you have any cost advantages over other machines? A: Yes. Our methanol usage is lower than other people, because we use a closed reactor, high temperature and under heat. This means that we can use 2-4% less methanol than our competition. What this means to your bottom line is MORE PROFIT. How much more? Let's work a simple example. With 1000 litres of oil to process, let's assume methanol is £65 for a 205 litre barrel. This is 31.7 p per litre. Using 22% methanol, processing 1000 litres of oil will require 220 litres of methanol = (220*31.7) = £69.76 Using 20% methanol, processing 1000 litres of oil will require 200 litres of methanol = (200*31.7) = £63.41 Using 18% methanol, processing 1000 litres of oil will require 180 litres of methanol = (180*31.7) = £57.07 Our processors routinely operate at 18% methanol content. So every 1000 litres you process will save you between £6.34 and £12.69. Put it another way - if you want to produce 10,000 litres per week it could cost you up to £126.90 PER WEEK to run with someone else's biodiesel kit. In other words your AnzacFuelTech biodiesel reactor could pay for itself in methanol savings alone. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Q: What percentage of oil is converted to biodiesel? A: With our HIGH TEMPERATURE, 1ATM process we routinely exceed 98.5% conversion ratios. These are the highest we have ever found in our market segment. Many people tell us they achieve only 96% (and many below this). What does this mean for your business? Again, let us use 1000 litres of input oil as our basis. 98.5% conversion ratio means 1000 litres of input oil will generate 985 litres of biodiesel. 96% conversion ratio means 1000 litres of input oil will generate 960 litres of biodiesel. So if you compare using the two systems above the UKFuelTech reactor would generate an EXTRA 25 litres of biodiesel every 1000 litres produced. Thus every 10,000 litres of input oil the UKFueltech reactor could generate 250 litres of additional biodiesel. This means (assuming a profit of 20p per litre) an extra £50 of profit every 10,000 litres produced. In business, where every penny counts, this is valuable income. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Q: Why does your machine produce such good biodiesel? A: There are many many reasons. High temperature - this is known to make chemical processes happen faster and more effectively. We process at over 80c - which it has been calculated means that every 10 minutes of mixing time is equivalent to one hour of mixing at 55c. In a nutshell when we mix for 30 minutes, others have to mix for three hours to get the same mix. Not just that but our patented mixer unit generates massive turbulence and mixing. One key to successful biodiesel production is the mixing. Nobody does it better. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Q: Why don't you use water to wash your biodiesel? A: Because we know Magnesol to be better. This is a DRY washing - needing no water. It is faster than water (approx. 1 hour to wash 1000 litres of biodiesel). Anyone who knows biodiesel knows what issues there are with water. In the UK using water is costly. Some companies don't tell the truth about water washing and when asked about the water waste say "just put it down the drain and don't tell anyone". This is ignorant advice. The fines are huge. Our equipment often pays for itself because by not using water your license to produce biodiesel could cost up to £8000 less (we have seen this in the London area). Another area of water washing we have been asked about is claims that you can wash with water in ONE HOUR. We just don't see how this is possible - it goes against everything that has been learned in biodiesel waster washing over several years. Using water to wash your biodiesel in one hour is in our opinion just not possible. With Magnesol it is. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Q: Why are your seed / oil presses so cheap? A: Most of our presses are purchased by farmers. Farmers have had a rough deal in the UK and beyond for a number of years. Its time to give them a break - and we'll start by selling the presses we import at virtually no profit. Why? Because we can. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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