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Article: Catilin Receives Renewable Energy Award for Pilot Plant.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- March 27, 2009
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Catilin, Inc., a leading catalyst technology company for biofuels, announced a Demonstration Fund award of $150,000 by the Iowa Department of Economic Development. The award is targeted for the upgrade of Catilin's biodiesel pilot plant, from batch to continuous operation mode. Operation of the pilot plant in the continuous mode is the final step in the rigorous commercialization process of the world's first heterogeneous (solid) biodiesel catalyst: Catilin's T300 Biodiesel Catalyst.
Biodiesel is commonly produced using a homogeneous (liquid) catalyst, such as sodium hydroxide or sodium methylate. These catalysts require excessive amounts of water, energy, toxic ...