Coffee table Bioenergy New

Enzyme mediated transesterication system Ÿ Enzyme catalyzed transesterication carried out for the production of biodiesel from selected animal fats Ÿ Capacity : 50 l / Batch Ÿ Biodiesel yield : 60 % Maximum methyl ester conversion: Ÿ Lard fats : 98.12 % Ÿ Chicken fats : 97.65 % 2014

Pilot reactor to rene crude glycerol Ÿ Neutralization of soaps with phosphoric acid followed by distillation to recover methanol Ÿ Capacity : 35 l Ÿ Glycerol Yield : 39 % Ÿ Methanol Recovery : 21.5 % 2012

Acknowledgment we thankfully acknowledge the nancial support provided by ICAR-AICRP on EAAI scheme Compiled by P. Subramanian, J. Gitanjali, B. Prabha Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore K.C. Pandey ICAR – Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal