The 3rd General Assembly of the Life Superbiodiesel project was held in June 2021. At this meeting, the progress in the project execution for the obtaining of alternative and sustainable biofuels from animal waste was determined. On the one hand, it is worth highlighting the fine-tuning of the enzymatic process... read more →
Jul
29
May
24
In non-COVID times, the most usual situation is that the monitor of a Life project visits the facilities of the project coordinator. During this pandemic situation, nevertheless, the visit requires becoming virtual. Therefore, after almost 9 months of the Life Superbiodiesel project execution, the virtual visit of the NEEMO´s external... read more →
Apr
07
During the preparatory actions of the project, a selection of three types of raw materials resulting from tanning processes were selected. This selection has been made based on their origin, considering only the waste from cowhide leather, and at the same time based on the sulphur content, because if biodiesel... read more →
Feb
01
The consortium has achieved a clearer design of the pilot plant at industrial scale target within the Life Superbiodiesel project. The visit to UMU’s facilities and the pilot plant at lab-scale has allowed solving some previous doubts on the production line and technical features of the plant to build. Therefore,... read more →
Jan
12
Would you use an eco-efficient biodiesel from waste coming from the tannery industry? In Europe, 17 million tons of animal by-products are managed (SANDACH). They produce 2’85 million of animal fats a part of which are fated to disposal in landfills or incineration. This means a problem for both, the... read more →
Jan
12
The transformation of animal fat into biodiesel and the discarded protein into biostimulant requires taking several steps. One of them, as stated in the actions section of this website, is the separation and characterization of the different fractions of the meat residue and selection of animal fats. During the characterisation... read more →