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Cemvita demonstrates fermentation process for renewable oil production from crude glycerin

This article was originally posted on Chemical Engineering Online.

Summary

Cemvita completed a 75,000-liter industrial fermentation run at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, meeting target technical metrics to produce FermOil (Renewable Natural Oil) from industrial crude glycerin. The campaign demonstrates industrial-scale viability and marks a major technical milestone for the company.

What markets could most benefit from renewable oils made from waste streams like crude glycerin, and what technical or economic hurdles do you think remain for wider adoption?

Cemvita (Houston) recently announced the successful completion of a 75,000-liter industrial fermentation campaign at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, achieving target technical metrics for the production of FermOil™ at industrial scale. Cemvita’s Renewable Natural Oil (RNO) was produced from industrial crude glycerin. The campaign marks one of the most important technical milestones in the company’s […]

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pat

Jun 29 at 5:00 AM

Every crude glycerin stream I’ve seen swings all over the place - methanol, soaps, Na/K salts - enough to nuke a fermentor. What pretreat/tolerance envelope did you run at 75 m³, and what are the FermOil specs (metals, TAN, water) so a refinery knows if a standard hydrotreater and guard bed can take it without drama?

dee

Jul 4 at 10:00 AM

Crude glycerin swings hard in methanol, soaps, and salts; what’s your feed conditioning and what interlocks shut the run down if conductivity or MeOH spikes? Also, at 75 m³ with high OTR, what antifoam/seal plan kept agitator seals and spargers from fouling, and what were your CIP intervals?

Cemvita demonstrates fermentation process for renewable oil production from crude glycerin

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