Missouri Firm to Implement Enzymatic Biodiesel Processing Technology

Blue Sun Energy announced the implementation of the company's new enzymatic biodiesel processing technology at its refinery in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, making the facility the most advanced in the world.

Blue Sun, with the support of its partner company Novozymes, developed a unique proprietary process for enzymatic biodiesel production. This new process utilizes Novozymes' Callera Trans L enzyme.

The Blue Sun enzymatic process produces high-quality biodiesel, the company says, which is further improved by its state-of-the-art distillation system installed last year. The enzymatic transesterification process allows the company to use essentially any feedstock without limit to free fatty acid content. This reduces pretreatment costs significantly and yields tremendous savings. The process is more efficient in methanol recovery and use, further reducing costs. Also, the value of the glycerine, another by-product of biodiesel production, is much higher than in standard biodiesel operations.