Catilin receives $150,000 for pilot plant upgrade
March 9, 2009
BY Anna Austin
Web exclusive posted March 16, 2009, at 4:20 p.m. CST
The Iowa Department of Economic Development has awarded biodiesel technology company Catilin Inc. a $150,000 grant to upgrade its biodiesel pilot plant at the Biomass Energy Convention Center near Ames, Iowa.
In August 2007, Iowa's legislature approved the creation of the demonstration fund, which provides grants of up to $150,000 to encourage prototype and concept development activities by small and medium-sized Iowa companies in advancements of manufacturing, biosciences and information technology industries.
The T300 technology was originally developed by Iowa State University chemistry professor and U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory senior scientist Victor Lin. Currently being tested at the 300,000 million gallon per year demonstration facility, the T300 is a heterogeneous, or solid catalyst which requires less amounts of water, energy, toxic chemicals and equipment to produce biodiesel and glycerin when compared to traditional biodiesel manufacturing processes, according to Catilin. Existing biodiesel catalysts are liquid.
The new funds will be used to upgrade the pilot plant from batch to continuous operation mode, which will be the final step toward the company's commercialization of the technology. Catilin said the T300 can be used with most biodiesel feedstock sources including soy, canola, beef tallow, chicken fat, jatropha and algae. Also, it can be reused multiple times and utilized at existing biodiesel plants with minimal modifications.
The pilot-scale facility is currently open for observation to visitors, prospective partners and customers.
To learn more about Catilin and the T300 Biodiesel Catalyst, visit www.catilin.com/t300.html.
The Iowa Department of Economic Development has awarded biodiesel technology company Catilin Inc. a $150,000 grant to upgrade its biodiesel pilot plant at the Biomass Energy Convention Center near Ames, Iowa.
In August 2007, Iowa's legislature approved the creation of the demonstration fund, which provides grants of up to $150,000 to encourage prototype and concept development activities by small and medium-sized Iowa companies in advancements of manufacturing, biosciences and information technology industries.
The T300 technology was originally developed by Iowa State University chemistry professor and U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory senior scientist Victor Lin. Currently being tested at the 300,000 million gallon per year demonstration facility, the T300 is a heterogeneous, or solid catalyst which requires less amounts of water, energy, toxic chemicals and equipment to produce biodiesel and glycerin when compared to traditional biodiesel manufacturing processes, according to Catilin. Existing biodiesel catalysts are liquid.
The new funds will be used to upgrade the pilot plant from batch to continuous operation mode, which will be the final step toward the company's commercialization of the technology. Catilin said the T300 can be used with most biodiesel feedstock sources including soy, canola, beef tallow, chicken fat, jatropha and algae. Also, it can be reused multiple times and utilized at existing biodiesel plants with minimal modifications.
The pilot-scale facility is currently open for observation to visitors, prospective partners and customers.
To learn more about Catilin and the T300 Biodiesel Catalyst, visit www.catilin.com/t300.html.
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