E3= Essential biodiEsel Expertise

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Specialized Biodiesel Expertise
Lurgi PSI is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lurgi Life Science,
a dynamic part of Lurgi AG.
For us, Life Science is more than just
a field of activity. It is the answer to
how we improve the living conditions
of humans, animals and plants.
E3= Essential biodiEsel Expertise
A complete portfolio of services
Our
Our
Although we often provide complete
specific capabilities
value-added
turnkey projects, we would more
include:
accurately describe our expertise as
■ Feasibility studies
services and benefits:
■ We provide the security and resources
Project Integrators-bringing together all
■ Market studies
of a global company.
or individual elements of the services
■ Project development
■ Our fast-track design-and-build
you need for your biodiesel project, be it
■ Financial engineering
solutions get your plant up and running
grassroots development, capacity
■ Product marketing
faster, on specification and on budget.
upgrade or facility optimization.
■ Process engineering
■ Our proven technology and processes
■ Detail engineering
take the risks out of starting up. This is
■ Process automation
especially important when obtaining
■ General contracting
financing for your project.
■ Construction
■ Our highly qualified management
■ Specialty fabrication
personnel provides active project
■ Start-up and optimization
involvement from start to finish.
Lurgi PSI Inc. - a Lurgi Life Science Company
1790 Kirby Parkway • Memphis, Tennessee 38138 USA
Phone (901) 756-8250 • Fax (901) 756-8253 • email: [email protected] • Web: www.lurgipsi.com
Basel – Chemnitz – Frankfurt/Main – Kuala Lumpur – Memphis – Shanghai
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Partnership for Producers and Investors
Methyl Esters (Biodiesel) from Esterification
An urgent biodiesel opportunity
The right experience
With fuel demand and prices at a
at the right time
Lurgi PSI has a wide range
■ Soybean
record and profits at an all-time
Our specialized biodiesel expertise
of experience in handling different
■ Corn
Wide range of experience
Oil Seeds
high - NOW is the time to invest in
has enabled us to plan and build plants
material sources and the preparation /
■ Canola / Rape Seed
the production of biofuels and related
from 10-60 million gallons capacity,
extraction of oil from the original seed.
■ Mustard Seed
co-products. Under new directives and
usually using a continuous process
regulations, the demand of biodiesel
from raw vegetable oils. We are also
is set to increase dramatically with
specialists in the design and construc-
Maximizing yield of the main stream
■ Coconut
production capacity and product quality
tion of plants associated with biodiesel
process is our concern. It is important to
■ Palm Kernel
ill-prepared to meet the market’s needs.
co-products and processes including:
minimize the use of catalysts and the
■ Sunflower / Safflower
glycerin refining, tocopherol, sterols,
consumables in the process. Optimizing
■ Animal Fat / Tallow
on the quality of the finished product is
■ Recycled Cooking Oil
natural vitamin E extraction.
■ Cotton Seed
Maximizing yield
an important factor in the USA where
temperatures can reach below zero in
the winter.
■ Palm