Biodiesel and Glycerine Purification With Lewatit GF-Resins

Lewatit Ion Exchange Resins
Tailor-made solutions for

GreenFuels production
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Pure biodiesel & glycerine with Lewatit ion exchange resins
Lewatit
iex resins
Pure Biodiesel
Pure Glycerine
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The Lewatit GreenFuels product line for biodiesel / glycerine
GF 101
Esterification catalyst for FFA removal from triglycerides
GF 202
Adsorber for glycerine, soaps, salts, water, MeOH
GF 303
Separation of soaps and salts from glycerine
GF 404
Polisher, cation removal
GF 505
Polisher, anion removal, decolorization
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Biodiesel and glycerine purification with Lewatit GF-Resins

GF 101
Triglycerides
(FFA removal)
Transesterification
Glycerine
+ soap
FAME
Biodiesel
+ impurities
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GF 303
Glycerine
+ salts
(salts remova)
FFA
GF 404
Acid Split
(polishing)
GF 101
GF 505
(esterification)
(polishing)
GF 202
(purification)
Pure biodiesel
Pure Glycerine
Biodiesel molecular structure

Major fatty acid methyl ester components of biodiesel
Methyl palmitate
O
O
CH3
Methyl oleate
CH3
Methyl linoleate
O
O
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CH3
Raw oil sources for biodiesel production

Oil types
Palm
Rape seed
Soyabean
Sunflower
Canola
Coconut
Jatropha
Used cooking
Animal fats
High viscosity
Poor combustion
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Conversion
Biodiesel
Low viscosity
Good combustion
Raw oils chemical composition

O
O
O
Triglycerides
> 95%
O
O
O
Fatty-Acids:
0.1- 5%
Others:
< 1%
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O
OH
Micelles, phospholipids, proteins, mineral salts
Biodiesel quality standards ASTM
Property
ASTM
Flash point
93
Lim its
100 min.
Units
C
Water sediment
2709
0.05 max.
vol. %
Carbon residue
4530
0.050 max.
w t. %
Kin. viscosity 40C
445
1.9 - 6.0
Sulfur
5453
0.05 max.
Cetane
613
40 min.
Cloud point
2500
by customer
Copper corrosion
130
No 3 max.
Acid number
664
0.08 max.
Sulfated ash
874
0.020 m ax.
w t. %
Free glycerine
6584
0.020 m ax.
w t. %
Total glycerine
6584
0.240 max.
w t. %
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mm/sec.
w t. %
C
mg KOH/g
Biodiesel quality standards Europe: EN 14214 *

Property
Limits
Flash point
> 101
Water content
Units
Test method
ISO CD 3679e
500
mg/kg
EN ISO 12937
Alkali metals
5 max.
mg/kg
pr EN 14108
Viscosity 40C
3.5 - 5.0
mm/sec.
EN ISO 3104
Sulfur
10 max.
mg/kg
Cetane
51 min.
Acid number
0.5 max.
mg KOH/g
pr EN 14104
Sulfated ash
0.02 m ax.
% (m /m )
ISO 3987
Free glycerine
0.02 m ax.
%(m /m )
pr EN 14105
Monoglycerides
0.8 max
%(m/m)
Diglycerides
0.2 max.
%(m/m)
Triglycerides
0.2 max.
%(m/m)
pr EN 14105
Total glycerine
0.25 max.
w t. %
pr EN 141101
Methanol content
0.2 max.
%(m/m)
EN ISO 5165
* As specified for BD from rape seed oil (not all specs. listed)
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Degumming, cleaning of triglycerides

Phosphoric acid
Raw Triglycerides
Heat
Water
Pure Triglycerides
Centrifuge II
Phosphatide waste
Filter
Bleaching earth
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Centrifuge I
Triglyceride transesterification
O
Purified Triglycerides
Recommended purity
> 95%
O
O
O
Transesterification catalyst
CH3OH
O
Top Layer
Biodiesel phase
OCH3
Glycerine phase
Bottom Layer
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OH
HO
OH
Transesterification catalysts
The most commonly used transesterification catalysts are NaOH, KOH and their methanolic
alkoxides NaOCH3, KOCH3.
Currently >90% of all large scale industrial plants world-wide use alkoxide catalysts:
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Reduced soap formation
Better separation of glycerine and biodiesel phases.
Good drying agents
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Enhanced soap formation with NaOH / KOH
NaOH, KOH react with FFA to form soap + water

Additional soap is formed by the OH-catalysed hydrolysis of ester
NaOH, KOH double the formation of soap relative to NaOMe, KOMe
O
NaOH +
OH
FFA
ONa
Soap
ONa
Soap
O
H2
O
+
O
CH3OH +
OHO
H2
O
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OCH3
FAME
Reduced soap formation with alkoxides

With alkoxides, soaps are only formed by neutralisation of FFA:
O
NaOCH3 +
OH
FFA
ONa
Soap
O
CH3OH
In order to reduce alkoxide catalyst costs, Lewatit GF 101 can be utilised to effectively
eliminate FFA from the triglyceride feedstocks.
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Esterification of free fatty acids with catalyst Lewatit GF 101
Free fatty acid (FFA*)

1 100%
OH
+
HOCH3
GF 101
O
Fatty acid methyl ester

(FAME)
OCH3
+
H2O
*The FFA feeds must be degummed and cleaned prior to passage through the GF 101
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GF 101
Triglycerides
(FFA removal)
Transesterification
Glycerine
+ soap
FAME
Biodiesel
+ impurities
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GF 303
Glycerine
+ salts
(salts remova)
FFA
GF 404
Acid Split
(polishing)
GF 101
GF 505
(esterification)
(polishing)
GF 202
(purification)
Pure biodiesel
Pure Glycerine

Design for an 8,000 to/a esterification unit
for
reduction of free fatty acids (FFAs) from triglycerides
with
Catalyst Lewatit GF 101
GF 101
Upflow operation prevents

bed plugging and enables
long catalyst life
Oil-Feed
Triglycerides with FFAs
Resin volume:
3.0 m3
Diameter
1.0 m
Bed depth
4.0 m
Temperature
90-110C
Oil + MeOH feed
900 kg / h (upflow)
FFA content in oil
1-10%
10-50%
50-100%
Oil feed (kg/h)
700
650
600
MeOH feed (kg/h)
200
250
350
FFA conversion
95%
95%
95%
Catalyst lifetime
3 years
Industrial applications
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Pilot plants

Guard - bed
Triglyceride + FFA
Esterification reactor
Triglyceride + FFA-Methyl ester
MeOH
Prior to the esterification step it is recommendable to include a guard bed with GF 101 for
removal of any potential cationic and amine catalyst poisons, especially in conjunction with
used oils from the foodstuffs industries.
Guard bed sizing:
Bed height:
Replacement:
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20-30% of the resin volume in the esterification reactor

2m
6-9 monthly intervals (once-use / non-regeneration resin)
Basic plant design for a 2-Step esterification with GF 101

GF 101
GF 101
FAME
MeOH + H2O
MeOH + H2O
MeOH + H2O
MeOH
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FAME Strip
FAME / FFA
MeOH Dist.
FFA
H2O
FAME
Biodiesel purification with Lewatit GF 202
Lewatit GF 202 removes glycerine, soaps, waxes, salts, water, methanol.
It can replace the conventional water-wash, eliminate costly water stripping

and reduce investment and operating costs.
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Features of Lewatit GF 202 in biodiesel purification
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Fulfills the stringent specification requirements of the fuel industries
One liter of GF 202 will typically purify 10 tons biodiesel / year
Regenerable, long resin lifetimes
Can be retrofitted into existing plants using water-wash
All biodiesel qualities irrespective of the triglyceride source can be treated
Usable in plants ranging from 100 1,000,000 to/a
The most cost-effective resin-based purification system in the market
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Biodiesel purification with Lewatit GF 202

GF 101
Triglycerides
(FFA removal)
Transesterification
Glycerine
+ soap
FAME
Biodiesel
+ impurities
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GF 303
Glycerine
+ salts
(salts remova)
FFA
GF 404
Acid Split
(polishing)
GF 101
GF 505
(esterification)
(polishing)
GF 202
(purification)
Pure biodiesel
Pure Glycerine
Classical biodiesel production process

Low-acid
triglycerides
MeOH
MeOK or
KOH
HCl
Baynox
Antioxidant
Water
Water strip
Water
wash
Water strip
Methyl ester phase
MeOH Strip
Esterification
Transesterification
Separation
Glycerine phase
Glycerine purification
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MeOH Strip
Raw oils with

free fatty acids
MeOH +
Gly. + salts
Water +
Glycerine +
Salts
Glycerine +
Salts
Pure
methyl esters
(Biodiesel)
Purification with Lewatit GF 202

Low-acid
triglycerides
MeOH
MeOK or
KOH
Baynox
Antioxidant
HCl
Separation
Adsorption / desorption
Methyl ester phase
MeOH Strip
Esterification
Transesterification
Lewatit GF 202
Glycerine phase
Glycerine purification
Lewatit
GF 303, 404, 505
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MeOH Strip
Raw oils with

free fatty acids
MeOH +
glycerine
Glycerine +
Salts
Pure
methyl esters
(biodiesel)
Lewatit GF 202 vs water wash

Purification with water wash

Water
Glycerine adsorption / desorption
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Water strip
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Water strip
Water wash
Water +
glycerine +
salts
One column of resin

completely replaces
the water washing
system!!
Lewatit GF 202 vs water wash
Purification with water wash
Many biodiesel plants already use NaOCH3 for

transesterification, i.e. the streams are already
very dry.
Water efficiently removes impurities but needs to
be stripped down down to <500 ppm in the
purified biodiesel.
In classical biodiesel plants, dry streams are
wetted and redried at subtantial cost.
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With GF 202, dry biodiesel streams remain

dry.
Only methanol is required as a washing
agent to regenerate the resin. The washing
effluent is recycled to the transesterification.
Mechanism of glycerine adsorption

Dry Lewatit GF 202 is
hygroscopic and strongly
hydrogen-bonds to alcohols
and water.
Glycerine is a polar tri-alcohol
and is very efficiently
removed from low polarity
biodiesel esters.
HO
HO
GF 202
Hydrogen bonding
S O
HO
HO
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Glycerine
HO
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OH
HO
Na+
HO
OH
Mechanism of salts and soaps adsorption on GF202

The glycerine layer on the GF 202 adsorbs polar and ionic impurities.
Impurities are not as efficiently adsorbed if no glycerine is present.
Glycerine layer
Mg++
Typical impurities in raw

BD to resin (MeOHstripped)
Cl-
K+
-O2C
H2O
GF 202
-O2C
Na+
MeOH
SO42- Ca++
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conc. (ppm)
Glycerine < 1500
Soaps
< 500
Water
< 500
MeOH
< 1000
Salts
< 1000
Mechanism of salts and soaps adsorption on GF202
Important notice
Prior to passage through GF 202, the ester phase should
not be pretreated
to remove the glycerine, either by water wash, dry resins,
or inorganic filtration media.
The presence of glycerine is essential for the adsorption of soaps and salts!!
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Plant operating data for Lewatit GF 202

Adsorption of glycerine & soaps from rape seed biodiesel at 2 BV/h, 28C
800
glycerine inlet
soaps inlet
glycerine outlet
soaps outlet
700
600
ppm
500
400
300
200
100
0
5
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10
15
20
25
Bed volumes biodiesel from rape seed oil
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35
Impurities adsorption in glycerine

Transesterification
phase separation
Capture of ionic impurities on

glycerine phase of GF 202
Biodiesel phase
+
Biodiesel phase
Small concentrations of
ionic impurities + soaps
clean
GF 202
+
Glycerine phase
Glycerine phase
+
High concentrations of
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+
High concentrations of
Structure of Lewatit GF 202

Monodisperse bead sizing, hexagonal closest packing
GF 202 sponge-structure
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Application mode of Lewatit GF 202

Alternate loading and regeneration
Washing with dry, clean MeOH
Biodiesel + glycerine
The feed must be
MeOH-stripped!!
Lewatit
GF 202
MeOH is either recycled to the transesterification reactor,

the MeOH storage tank, or a MeOH strip column,
depending on the water concentration in the effluent
from Lewatit GF 202
The water concentration is dependent on whether
NaOMe or NaOH / KOH is used in the transesterification
(ref. following slides)
Purified biodiesel
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The MeOH regeneration is effectively cost neutral !!
MeOH + glycerine
(+ water traces*)
Regeneration / cleaning with methanol
Raw oils
MeOH
Methanol
+
glycerine
+
salts & soaps
GF 202
+
glycerine
+
salts & soaps
Transesterification
GF 202
clean
Methanol
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Operating conditions
Raw BD (MeOH-stripped)
Impurities
Glycerine
Soaps
Water
MeOH
Salts
Preconditioning of GF 202
Typical conc. (ppm)

< 1500
< 500
< 500
< 1000
< 1000
Fresh GF 202 is water-wet and needs to be

preconditioned by drying with 3-4 bed volumes dry
MeOH at 1-2BV/h, (single pass without recycle!)
The MeOH is then drained and the biodiesel passed
into the reactor. Before the MeOH wash, the
biodiesel is also drained.
Lewatit
GF 202
After preconditioning, GF 202 is only subjected to

alternate MeOH / biodiesel treatments and never
washed with water.
100% bed volume water-wet, shrinks to 95% in MeOH,
further shrinks to 90% in biodiesel + glycerine
Refined biodiesel
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Impurities
Glycerine
Soaps
Water
MeOH
Salts
Glycerine adsorption by GF 202
Typical conc. (ppm)

< 1500
< 500
< 500
< 1000
< 1000
Lewatit
GF 202
Throughput (LHSV)
1.5 2 (BV* biodiesel / hr)
Temperature:
30C 50 70C
Bed height:
1 2 m**
Freeboard:
20%
Operating capacity:
250 g glycerine / liter (max.)
*BV = bed volumes

** Please refer to us for specific design details
Refined biodiesel
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Impurities
Glycerine
Soaps
Water
MeOH
Salts
Regeneration with methanol
Typical conc. (ppm)

< 1500
< 500
< 500
< 1000
< 1000
Lewatit
GF 202
Refined biodiesel
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Temperature:
20 60C
Regeneration volume:
3 - 4 BV MeOH
at 2 BV/h
Cycle time between regen.:
8-10 days
Resin life:
4-5 years (average)
MeOH regeneration of GF202 vs glycerol / MeOH in Me-ester
Glycerol (ppm)
Bed vols Me-ester

through GF202
between MeOH
regenerations
MeOH (%) in Me-Ester

Example: Biodiesel / glycerol stripped down to 0.5% MeOH after transesterification equilibrates to approx 800 ppm glycerol
in the ester phase after phase separation, enabling passage of 220 BV through GF202 between MeOH regenerations.
Glycerol binding capacity of GF 202: at 0.1% MeOH approx. 200 g/l ; at 4% MeOH approx 160 g/l. (Soap < 0.1%)
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Impurities
Glycerine
Soaps
Water
MeOH
Salts
MeOH displacement after regeneration
Typical conc. (ppm)

< 1500
< 500
< 500
< 1000
< 1000
The reactor is first drained then blown through with

nitrogen to displace residual methanol from the void
volume between the beads.
Lewatit
GF 202
Biodiesel is introduced from the bottom of the reactor

at 2 BV/h, to displace any nitrogen bubbles.
As MeOH is less dense than biodiesel, it is
initially carried out of the reactor as a separate phase
and can be recycled to the transesterification.
The first 5-7 bed vols of biodiesel can either be passed
upflow or downflow through the bed at 2 BV/h, or
downflow at 4 BV/h, at temperatures in the range
25-50C. This biodiesel should be MeOH-stripped.
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The next approx 8-20 bed volumes can also be stripped

or sent to storage for further dilution with subsequently
eluted BD (ref. MeOH elution profile on next page)
Elution profile of GF 202 after regeneration with methanol

Throughput: 2 BV/h.
MeOH concentration in BD effluent (%)
1,2
MeOH strip until the specification level is reached
Or
Biodiesel to storage for dilution
with BD containing MeOH < 0.2%
MeOH strip
0,8
0,6
0,4
0,2
MeOH specification level
0
0
10
15
Bed volumes biodiesel
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20
25
Plant configuration
Depending on the the amount of biodiesel produced and manufacturing site
infrastructure, any of the configurations A-C can be used.
We recommend the classical lead-lag setup, whereby the freshly MeOH
regenerated reactor is switched to the lag-position.
A: Single unit
GF 202
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B: 1x in operation, 1x in standby
GF 202
GF 202
C: 2 units in series: lead-lag
GF 202
GF 202
Basic design for a 100,000 to/a biodiesel purification unit

Capacity
100,000 to/a*
30 mio. gal/a
Annual operation
Throughput
8,000 h
12.5 to/h
15,600 l/h
69 gal./min.
LHSV
Bed volume
Bed height
Pressure drop
Glycerine capacity
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2 bed vols/h
7,800 liters GF 202
2 meter
0.4 bar
150-250 g/liter resin**
Glycerine conc
800 ppm
Cycle time
156 h
Resin lifetime
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This basic design can be scaled

linearly for plant sizing ranging
from 100 1,00,000 to/a
5 years
**Variable, depending on the

influent glycerine concentration.
Summary biodiesel purification with Lewatit GF 202
Substitutes conventional water-wash

Generates specification-grade BD
pH neutral operation, no impurities emitted by the resin
Regenerable system
Cost-neutral regeneration
Applicable in 100 1,000,000 to/a plants
> 10 years production experience
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Cost comparison: Lewatit GF 202 vs alternative technologies

Alternatives to Lewatit GF 202 for biodiesel purification are conventional water wash,
once-use inorganic silicate-based filtration media and once-use dried ion
exchange resins.
Handling- and cost-comparisons are summarised in the following tables.
Lewatit GF 202
Dry resins
Resin disposal every 5 years
Resin disposal several times / year
Clean, smooth operation
Regular opening of reactor & waste handling
No regular BD loss
Regular BD loss in resin during dispoal
No swelling relative to delivery form
Resin swelling of 100-150%
90% utilization of reactor volume
30% utilization of reactor volume
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Cost comparison: Lewatit GF 202 vs alternative technologies
Application
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Cost / ton biodiesel ($)
Lewatit GF 202 (lifetime 5 years minimum)
0.35
Dry resins (one way application)
13.00
Inorganic filtration media (one way application)
20.00
Water wash
25.00
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Reactor configuration: Lewatit vs dry resin in BD purification

Lewatit purification unit
Dry resin purification unit
2 reactors / train
4 reactors / train
GF 202
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GF 202
Lewatit GF 202 reference plants

Lewatit GF 202 has been used in
industrial-scale biodiesel purification since
1996.
Of the numerous companies using Lewatit

biodiesel purification know-how,
Oil.B located near Milano, Italy, has
generously permitted the citation of its
plant as a reference.
The first batch of GF 202 was used for
7 years.
For further information please contact

your local Lewatit agent.
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Company
Location
Capacity
Startup
Oil.B
Solbiate Olona, Milano, Italy
250,000 to/a (3 x 8 cbm reactors, 2 trains)
2001
Glycerine processing with GF 303, GF 404, GF 505

GF 101
Triglycerides
(FFA removal)
Transesterification
Glycerine
+ soap
FAME
Biodiesel
+ impurities
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GF 303
Glycerine
+ salts
(salts remova)
FFA
GF 404
Acid Split
(polishing)
GF 101
GF 505
(esterification)
(polishing)
GF 202
(purification)
Pure biodiesel
Pure Glycerine
Salts-removal from glycerine with Lewatit GF 303
Lewatit GF 303 is a chromatography resin designed for

salts removal from glycerine by ion exclusion.
Raw glycerine from the acid split is introduced into the top
of the resin bed.
The glycerine is then eluted with demineralised water.
The effluent is fractionated and monitored by refractive
index (RI) and conductivity (S).
Salts are eliminated first through ion exclusion, followed by
glycerine.
RI & S
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The principle of Ion Exclusion

GF 303
Na+
Na+
SO3-
SO3-
Na+
Na+
Na+
SO3-
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Na+
SO3
+
-
SO3-
Na+ SO - SO 3
3
SO3-
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GF 303
+
-
+
-
Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl-
+
-
+
-
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+ +
-
+
+
+
-
+
-

Net effect = ions
pass around the resin beads
Na+
Cl-
Cl-
Na+ Cl-
+
-
Na+
Cl-
+
-
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Na+
ClNa+ ClCl- Na+
Na+ Cl-
+
-
Cl-
GF 303
Na+
Cl-
+
-
ClNa+
Cl-
+
-
Na+
+
-
Ion Exclusion
Glycerine hydrogen bonds to the water in the GF 303
OH
HO
OH
+
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OH
+
-
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OH
HO
+
-
Ion Exclusion with Lewatit GF 303
HO
OH
OH
Na+ Cl-
Glycerine and salt

from the acid split
are pulsed as an
80% concentrate
in demineralised
water every 0.8
bed volumes of
throughput onto
the top of the
column
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HO
Glycerine and salt

are pushed
through the bed
with demineralised
water at 0.5 bed
volumes/h
This dilutes the
Glycerine.
OH
OH
Na+ Cl-
OH
HO
OH
GF 303
Glycerine is
retained and
elutes later
GF 303
Na+ Cl-
Salt is chargerepelled and

elutes first
Glycerine purification with Lewatit GF 303
Salts [*100 S/cm]
GF 303
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
Filtered bed volume
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0,8
)%( Glycerine
Separation of glycerine and salts from acid split
Lab arrangement for glycerine purification

Column diameter
cm
Column square area
sqcm
19.63
Resin bed depth
mm
2000
Resin volume
ml
3926
Flow rate
ml/min
NaCl
Fractions
Glycerol injection
minutes
6.25
Glycerol conc. feed
Glycerol injection
ml/cycle
200
ml/fract
NaCl ppm
80
1920
g/cycle
250
m/h
0.98
glyc/cycle
200
bv/h
0.48
g gly /l
resin
50
Rinse water flow
ml/min
32
Water injection
minutes
73.75
ml/cycle
2,360
Total cycle length
min
Total volume/cycle
ml
Cycles / day
56
32
Feed
ml/h
ppm
Temperature
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1,300
20
50,000
80
2560
18
80
1 to/d glycerine requires 1 cbm resin
ml/fract
NaCl ppm
1,260
49,980
Deashing of glycerine from rape seed oil glycerine

Test procedure
column
temperature
feed
RI & S
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glas column with heating jacket,

diameter: 50 mm,
bed depth: 200 cm = 3930 ml resin
70 C
glycerine from rape seed oil
83 % Glycerol
4.7 % NaCl
eluent
demin. water (conductivity 0.4 S)
Injection / pulse:
200 ml glycerine solution
flow rate
32 ml/ min = 100 cm/h
Test result of glycerine-NaCl separation

2.500
1,365
Conductivity NaCl
Refractive index glycerine

1,36
2.000
1,355
1,35
RI
1.500
1.000
1,345
500
1,34
0
0
200
400
600
time (min)
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800
1000
1,335
1200
Glycerine purification with Lewatit GF 303

Raw glycerine
99.8% deashed glycerine
GF 303
Color
650 IU
Color
200 IU
NaCl
50,000 ppm
NaCl
100 ppm
Glycerine
80% in water
Glycerine
20% in water
Strongly acidic,
monodisperse
gel-type
cation exchange
resin
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Plant for a 10,000 to/a fixed-bed glycerine deashing unit

Design for a 10,000 to/a glycerine purification unit
via
Ion Exclusion Chromatography
with
Lewatit GF 303
GF 303
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Feed
Glycerine from BD transesterification
Resin volume
30 m3
Diameter
2.5 m
Bed depth
6.0 m
Loading / cycle
1.8 to. glycerine in 0.5 to. water
Salts conc. in raw glycerine
5-7 wt%
Eluent
demin. water
Temperature
80 C
LHSV (bed vol./h)
0.5
Effluent concentration
1.8 to. glycerine in 7.2 to. water []
Resin lifetime
5 years
Glycerine polishing with Lewatit GF 404 / GF 505

Salts-free glycerine
Polished glycerine
GF 404
GF 505
Color
200 IU
Color
< 1 IU
NaCl
100 ppm
NaCl
< 1 ppm
Glycerine
20% in water
Glycerine
20% in water
Strongly acidic,
monodisperse
macroporous
cation exchange
resin
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Intermediate-basic
monodisperse
macroporous
anion exchange
resin
Plant for a 10,000 to/a glycerine polishing unit
NaOH
HCl
GF 404
5cbm
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NaCl
100 ppm
Color
200 ICU
Glycerine
20% in water
Flow rate
20 cbm/h
Temp.
60C
Capacity
3000 cbm / cycle
Cycle time
150 h
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NaCl
<1 ppm
Color
<1 ICU
Glycerine
20% in water
GF 505
6 cbm
Waste
Biodiesel and glycerine purification with Lewatit iex resins
Transesterification
GF 101
GF 202
GF 303
Biodiesel phase
GF 404
Glycerine phase
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GF 505
For additional Information
www.lewatit.com
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