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Requirements before commissioning

Building
Adequate sized processor room to fit, processor, working areas and external tanks. The working
environment should be safe.
The processor requires a building with a roof and walls to protection from weather. The floor
need to be flat (max 2 degrees slide) due to the frame mounted equipment.
The required temperature interval for process operation is between +10 to +35 degree Celsius.
Colder or warmer conditions can be harmful to the components of the processor.

An assigned operating space/room to place the SCADA computer is necessary. The SCADA
computer is essential in the process, when it logs and gives you the possibility to monitor and
review process history.
An assigned laboratory room/spaces to place the laboratory equipment. Proper arrangement to
analyse the process is vital to achieve a good quality product from the processor.

Protected storage room for chemicals, follow local laws how to store chemicals.
Facilities with fresh water.
Adequate lighting throughout all area there labour is performed.

Process piping
All related structures shall be designed and installed in a safe manner.
Pipe system must be designed to withstand normal expansion of liquids and common industrial
wear. The design should eliminate that trapped liquid in the system is present.
All components, such as pumps, tanks and instruments in the system, must have an isolation
valve .It´s vital to have the possibility to separate the component from the system at service or
similar reason.

Piping from raw material storage via pump to K1 inlet flange.

Heat tracing is required due to the possibility of pipe clogging.

Piping from methanol storage tank, connected to V2 inlet flange.

Piping from methylate storage tank, connected to V3 inlet flange.

Piping to glycerol storage tank, connected to V605 outlet flange.

Heat tracing is required due to the possibility of pipe clogging.

Piping to intermission tank for glycerol, connected to inlet/outlet flange V5

Heat tracing is required due to the possibility of pipe clogging.

Piping or hosing from ACA90 tank to V21 inlet flange.

Piping or hosing from Additive tank to V12 inlet flange.

Piping for biodiesel outlet to day tank, connected to V4 flange.

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Piping form day tank via a pump to the biodiesel storage tank.

Separate ventilation pipe from each ventilation outlet, process tanks and vacuum pumps.

Operating air (compressed air) piping or hosing.

Operating water pipe connected to the separator water inlet, V30 and V31.
Minimum water flow to the separator is 18 liter per min and the water pressure should be at least
2, 5 bar. These parameters are critical to achieve a steady operation of the separator.
The characteristics of the water need to be inside the following values:
Turbidity-free water, solids content <0,001% by volume.
Max particle size 50 µm
Total hardness less than 180 mg CaCO3 per litre, which corresponds to 10 °dH or 12,5 °E.
Chloride content max 100 ppm NaCl (equivalent to 60 mg Cl/l).
pH>6

Processor

Cooling media blend (anti freeze). This blend will be filled in the heating/cooling system upon
commissioning. Approximately 400 litres of capacity down to-20deg C is needed.

Available fresh tap water for vacuum pump service and cleaning. The water in the vacuum pump
system needs to be changed periodically with fresh water.

Basic tools and equipment for maintenance, repairs and logistics is needed.

Cabinet for drying of cellulose filters is needed. The cellulose filters attracts water that
eventually will end up in the biodiesel.
The filters cartridges needs to be heated to at least 50 deg C during 2 h to be free from water (this
applies to filters that has been stored dry and only got wet by normal rates of humidity from the
air. Longer heating times are needed if the filter s more wet.

No non ATEX approved equipment within 1 m from Ex-zones. Open fire ore smoking is not
permitted in the process room.

Broadband internet connection available in the control room is needed to communicate with the
home office if the seller in matters concerning the commissioning.

Tanks
A raw oil tank with a minimum capacity of 5-7 m3 is required. The tank should preferably have
a heat system and an inlet pump.

An Intermission tank for the glycerol that is used in K4 with a minimum capacity; ½m3 is
required. The tank should be cleanable.
Inlet/outlet connected to the V5 flange on the processor.
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A glycerol storage tank with a minimum capacity of 1m3 is required. The size of the tank is a
compromise on how many batches the processor can produce before the tank is full and needs to
be emptied. Approximately 10-12 % of the oil weight in the batch is glycerol.
The tank should preferably be cleanable inside and have a drain valve.

A methanol storage tank with a minimum capacity of 1m3 is required. If not a fixed tank is used,
an IBC-container is customary to use.

A methylate storage tank with a minimum capacity of 1m3 is required. If not a fixed tank is
used, an IBC-container is customary to use.

A day tank with a minimum capacity of 2m3 is required. In the day tank is where the final
analyses are made to approve the biodiesel. If the day tank has a capacity over one batch volume,
the supervisor can choose to certify a bigger volume to decrease the number of analysis.
The tank should be cleanable.

An additive tank with a minimum capacity of ½m3 is required. In the tank additive and biodiesel
is blended. The mixture is then pumped into the processor.
Cleanable tank.

A biodiesel storage tank with a capacity around 10-18m3. The tank should be cleanable. The
ventilation pipe should have a filter to not let humidity into the tank.

The separator sludge container is where the sludge is collected from the discharges of the
separator. A minimum capacity of 1m3 is required. The tank has to be cleanable.

Electrical
All related components shall be designed and installed in a safe manner.

400V 32A electrical feed to the processors electrical cabinet.

Ethernet cable from the electrical cabinet to operator control room.

Adequate grounding of the processor.

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Example, separator sludge container

See further examples of basic tank design for each required tank in the PDF document “Tank
design proposal”

Tank design
proposal.pdf
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Requirements at commissioning
All points completed in the checklist; “Checklist Customer site”

Staff
Minimum of two English speaking operators with knowledge in mechanics and basic chemistry
is mandatory for the training.
At least one operator should be present on site when commissioning staff from Seller is working
on site.
During installation of the processor an authorised electrician is required to connect the electrical
feeding to the processor.

Site
Availability to operate the factory during 10 h per day during the commissioning staff from the
Seller is present on site. Availability we means that the factory´s elements are in full operation in
every aspect of function and management.

Raw material
Minimum 7 tons of raw oil, within the specification. Important to consider is the melting point of
the raw material. If for example palm oil is stored in a too cold climate, the oil will get solid.
Minimum 1 m3 of methanol, 99%
Minimum 1m3 of methylate, 32%
Minimum of 200 kg of additive (Ionol and Anti-freeze)

The infrastructure and logistics in the factory has to handle minimum 7 days of production,
biodiesel and glycerol/sludge.