A Brazilian manufacturer, leader in its market sector of electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres - used by the oil & gas, and chemical industries in general, with a quality system certified by UL Brazil, according to NBR ISO 9001:2000.

 
BIODIESEL DIVISION

The Biodiesel Division opened its doors in 2002, focusing On new process development, designing, manufacturing And assembly of technologically advance plants for Producing internationally certified Biodiesel, and other Advanced renewable fuels, from vegetable oils and Animal fats.

2008

Sees the introduction of new, second Generation, state-of-the-art plants, with more Technologically advanced equipment for achieving:

• increased productivity
• higher quality output
• added energy saving
• reduced footprint

Turn-key Industrial Plants For Biodiesel Production

From full-scale, combined production plants – reaching up to 1.15 million liters Per day (300,000 gal/day),and conveniently upgradeable large-sized options, down to transportable/mobile, high-output models and also compact, easily-Operated modules for the small producer, Blinda designs and delivers; no matter.
What feedstock, we cover all types and combinations; from cotton, jathropa and Sunflower to algae, fried oils and fish or animal tallow.

Blinda offers options of predefined sizes, which may be further suited to provide For customer needs and specific feedstock/production combinations.

All units are fully or partially automated and are built either entirely or partially in Stainless steel; and are adjustable for B99 output, or any other mix of petrol–Diesel I biodiesel.

 

Industrial Plants for Biodiesel Production

Unrivled Safet

As a world-first, Blinda plants are area-risk classified, meeting the Toughest safety standards, backed by Blinda’s well-established name as number one Brazilian manufacturer and supplier of explosion-proof equipment for industry. We take extensive measures to guarantee the operational safety of our facilities, from safely-distant pneumatic actuators and vacuum suction systems to explosion-proof electric motors employed in our plants, all well surpassing international safety standards.

 

Industrial Plants For Biodiesel Production

Automation

All plants have a minimum automation level of 70%, and May optionally be completely automated. Pumping, dosing, Valve opening and closure, temperature regulation, level Monitoring, line heating, vacuuming, timing, verification, Safety monitoring, alarms and lighting, realtime process and Quality monitoring.

 

Process Description

For plants with a capacity of over 250 gallons per hor, Blinda developed a proprietary continuos transesterification process, Through ultrasonically-assisted reactors, doing away with external heating sources, which achich achieves an oil-to-biodiesel conversion rate of up 99%. 
After the reaction, centrifuges separate out the glycerol. The remaining biodiesel is then directed to a dryer with a cacuum for removing and recovering the alcohol and removing humidity.
Then a mixer adds magnesium silicate (MAGNEBIO-BR) for Washing and drying. When dry, the biodiesel goes through an Ionic resin filter element of 0.5 microns.

 

 

Pumps Stainless steel centrifugal type, equipped with mechanical Teflon and tungsten seals, dimensioned for agitation through recirculation.

Conventional Units

Conventional stationary plants are in-line mounted so as to encourage visualization, and make for easier and safer operation.
These units are very robust, requiring only one or two personnel with little training, for operation and maintenance, since the process’ temperature, time, vacuum, alarms, etc., are controlled by PLC.
All plants can be upgraded to increase production up to three-fold.

 

Compact Units

Small-footprint units are skid-mounted or installed in 20’ or 40’ containers and trailers.
This equipment is very robust, requiring only one or two personnel with little training, for operation and maintenance, since the process’ temperature, time, vacuum, alarms, etc., are controlled by PLC. All plants can be upgraded to increase production up to three-fold.

 

Skid-mounted units provide 100-6,000 L/day (25-1,500 gal/day), and require only one operator.
	Only 1 vessel for daily production (4,2 x 2,3 m / 1,2t.)

 

DELIVERY and ACCESORIES

All Blinda production units are factory-tested.

Customers are encouraged to follow the unit's assembly, as well as production testing, for which they send their own raw materials and inputs.

Technical Delivery and training also take place at Blinda's facilities, while customeers may negotiate a second delivety and training on location.

In addition to manufacturing plants, Blinda also offers:

 Units adjusted for providing energy, such as container-mounted gen-sets, which may also accommodate compressors, eletctrical panels, or serve as a support;
 Dry-wash systems;
 Alcohol recovery units;
 Ionic resin columns;
 Inputs for washing of biodiesel;
 Engineering support for unit construction;
 Various reserve tanks.

 

Blinda, aiming at optimizing production costs throung the employment of new technologies, introduces its advanced 2nd generation state-of=the-art, production plants.
The use of highly sophisticated reactors, efficient low rpm centrifuges and innovative heating and cooling systems, adds up to a differential which provides an amazing reduction in transesterification time, with a conversion rate of up to 99% of plant oils and animal fats into biodiesel.

 

With the use of new and revolutionary cooling, vacuum pumping and centrifuging, our proprietary process:
 reduces catalyst and alcohol consumption;
 drastically improves energy efficiency:
 dispenses decanting elements;
 dispenses water treatment;
 decreases operator dependency and stress;

Thus caracterizing the unit as a truely continuous process for producing world-class Biodiesel, in accordance with EN 14214 and ASTM standards.