A Q&A with JatroDiesel

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December 23, 2013

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by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) JatroDiesel’s technology has been selected by Patriot Renewable Fuels for its 4-5 million biodiesel facility under construction next to its ethanol plant in Annawan, Illinois. The biodiesel plant, when it goes into operation in September 2014 will use the corn oil produced during the ethanol process for its primary feedstock. To learn more about the multi-feedstock biodiesel technology, I spoke with Raj Mosali, CEO of Jatro Diesel.
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We have two types of technologies, answered Mosali. One is traditional (catalysts, acid and methanol) and one is super critical methanol-based technologies that is being used for Patriot’s biodiesel facility. When using super critical technology, they are eliminating the use of both catalysts and acid in the process. They achieve the same results by using temperature and pressure. Also with super critical technology the glycerin produced is 95 percent pure or higher and this brings in additional revenue.
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Masali said that super critical processing can utilize any feedstock up to 100 percent FFA. Due to this ability, there is no restriction on what the technology can do and no restrictions on what kinds of feedstocks they can use as well as no restrictions on what kinds of FFA’s they come in with. In addition, there is about 5 percent of FFAs that until now no one can use, but this technology can such as yellow grease. READ MORE includes audio interview

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