The Biodiesel Production Process
Overview


There are four discreet Process Steps in Biodiesel Production:

1. Purifying Raw Waste Vegetable Oil into a Reaction Ready State
2. Conducting the actual Biodiesel Production Reaction
3. Separating the end products of the Biodiesel Production Reaction
4. Clarifying, Filtering, Metering, and Dispensing the Finished Biodiesel

Conducting all four Process Step results in the completion of one Cycle.

Process Steps 1-3 require one day each to accomplish. Process Step 4 can take up to two weeks, depending on the purity of your reaction and environmental conditions. Because of the time required for Clarification of the fuel, it is recommended that Process Step 4 be conducted in a dedicated Cell for all installations except for single individual use.

The Bee Hive System is Modular and Scalable. The System can conduct all four of the above Process Steps in a single Cell, or each Process Step can be conducted in a dedicated Cell. When Process Steps 1-3 are conducted in a single Cell, Cycle time is three days. When a Four Cell Hive is utilized, Cycle time is reduced to one day.

The size of your Hive, and the number of Cells it contains, depends on your individual volume requirements and space limitations. A Four Cell Hive is the most efficient utilization of time and space. A single Four Cell Hive can supply a multitude of off site Fueling Cells distributed around the Area of Operation.


Note that the Process Steps described above are for the actual Biodiesel Production Phase alone. A Complete Biodiesel Production Operation encompasses several other Phases, each with its own Process Steps. These Phases include, among others: Collecting Oil from Restaurants, Obtaining Reagents, Dealing with Side Products, and Operating a B.U.G.. The KF3 BioDiesel Production Business Model covers all of these Phases and their Process Steps in complete detail.