Biodiesel production

摘要

The invention provides a process and reactor system for the production of biodiesel from lamb fats using enzymatic catalysis. Preferably the process comprises two advantageously integrated stages, first of removing fat from the animal meat and second of reacting the removed fat in an enzymatic biodiesel production stage.

主权项

1. A process for the production of biodiesel, the process comprising:
providing edible animal flesh including animal meat and animal fat;flowing a supercritical carbon dioxide carrier through the animal flesh thereby to extract animal fat from the animal flesh so as to obtain:
an edible product comprising edible animal flesh having a reduced fat content; anda feedstock for biodiesel production comprising animal fat in the supercritical carbon dioxide carrier; separating the edible product and the feedstock from one another; and reacting the feedstock comprising said animal fat in said supercritical carbon dioxide carrier with one or more biodiesel producing reactants, thereby producing biodiesel.