Crude glycerine for biogas
By-product of biodiesel and oleochemicals. Very rich in energy when the glycerol content is reasonable.
Feedstocks
Oils, fats and soapstock for biogas
Per kilo of organic matter, fat produces more biogas than sugar or protein. That makes oil and fat residues some of the most valuable streams for a digester, as long as they are dosed carefully.
Streams in this group
- Soapstock and acid oils from vegetable oil refining
- Gums and other refining residues
- Off-spec or contaminated vegetable oils
- Fatty residues and fat-rich process water from food production
- Used cooking oil, where it is not already committed to biodiesel
What I check
- Fat content and free fatty acids
- Water and solids
- Origin: plant-based or animal, and the ABP category if animal
- Sulphur, salts and pH
- Whether the material stays pumpable at normal temperatures
About used cooking oil
Used cooking oil mostly goes to biodiesel, and in much of Europe that market is well organised. I am not a UCO trader. I look at it when a batch does not fit the biodiesel route, or as part of a wider package of fatty streams.
Other feedstocks I work with
Vinasse and fermentation residues for biogas
Vinasse and other residues from yeast, ethanol and sugar fermentation. Concentrated batches are the interesting ones.
Molasses, syrups and starch-rich liquids for biogas
Molasses, off-spec syrups, sugar solutions and starch slurries from food and starch processing.
Food and drink residues for biogas
Off-spec products, dairy residues, cocoa shells and other by-products from food and drink production.
Talk to Joey directly
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