1. Team 14: GRE-cycle Status Update 12/1/14

2. The Team Cole WalkerBen Guilfoyle Hannah Albers Melanie Thelen

3. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles The Problem Restaurant grease is a waste Often recycled back into clean grease Potential for greater use http://www.energy4me.org/images2010/source_petroleum.jpg

4. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Our Project Slide 3/6 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0103-50532013000100004&script=sci_arttext

5. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Resources Industrial Consultant: Randy Elenbaas Sam Strong Past Senior Design Teams FAME :full scale plant Rinnova and Diesel Crew: lab-scale

6. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Design Norms Stewardship Transparency Caring http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/uploads/posts/web/2011/01/12948046006374.JPG

7. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Pretreatment Filter Alternatives Centrifuge -Good for solid/liquid separation -Commonly used Biodiesel production applications -Heterogeneous liquid Vertical Pressure Leaf Filter -Used for low solid content applications -Homogeneous liquid Design Decision: Vertical Pressure Leaf Filter

8. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Pretreatment Acid Treatment Methanol Sulfuric acid catalyst Less than 1% FFA content in product

9. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Transesterification Reactor Key Alternatives Batch Microwave Oscillatory Baffled Inexpensive Long residence time High conversion Difficulty in scaling up High conversion Ease of separation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_reactor

10. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Reaction Catalyst Key Alternatives Homogeneous Heterogeneous Inexpensive Easy to use Easier separation Regeneration http://www.evoqua.com/en/products/activated_carbon/granular_ activated_carbon_gac/Pages/aquacarb_product_%20page.aspx

11. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Separation Glycerol Separation Filtration Settling Tank Methanol Recovery Distillation Pervaporation https://controls.engin.umich.edu/wiki/index.php/DistillationModel

12. The Problem The ProjectDesign NormsPre-treatmentReactorPost-treatment Obstacles Obstacles Overcome Thorough literature search Initial cost estimate: plant is feasible Lab work to determine grease composition

13. Questions?