Biodiesel Plant Map

According to a recent email, “Biodiesel Magazine’s 2018 U.S. & Canada Biodiesel Plant Map is in production and scheduled for printing this month. The most recent version of this longstanding, go-to industry staple features the latest updates on U.S. and Canadian biodiesel and renewable diesel production facilities, along with informative, eye-catching charts and more … Take a closer look at the 2017 Biodiesel Map (http://onsiteenergymanager.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=affe8bf6b5232eca3c2c1b325&id=9159097b58&e=aa3c637d12)”

Also in this issue is an article on converting brown grease to low-sulfur biodiesel.  Here is an excerpt …

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Breaking New Ground
BY Ron Kotrba
A Georgia-based joint venture is combining enzymatic and resin technologies with advanced distillation to convert brown grease to low-sulfur biodiesel. The plan is to prove out the process and make the technology available to the entire industry.
By Ron Kotrba | August 15, 2017
IMPRESSIVE CLEAN-UP: Through its enzymatic and resin approach to biodiesel conversion followed by advanced distillation, Smisson-Mathis Energy is able to take high-sulfur brown grease and convert it to on-spec biodiesel.
Dublin, Georgia-based Tactical Fabrication LLC and The Smisson Group of Macon, Georgia, formed a biodiesel joint venture, Smisson-Mathis Energy LLC, to retrofit an existing, idled biodiesel production facility in Laurens County, Georgia. The process technology to be employed couples liquid enzymatic and resin technologies for conversion of brown grease to biodiesel, and advanced distillation to reduce sulfur from hundreds of parts per million (ppm) to single digits.
A pilot plant in Dublin, Georgia, scaled at 75,000 to 100,000 gallons a year, is where Franklin Mathis, CEO of Tactical Fabrication and SME, is proving out the process.
Author: Ron Kotrba
Editor, Biodiesel Magazine
218-745-8347
rkotrba@bbiinternational.com
Source: http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/issues/browse/
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TIP: Trade magazines can be a useful source for news on breakthrough technology.

The initial source of this news is usually a press release. A good reporter will use the press release as a springboard for background research.  Typically, this involves contacting the company, interviewing key players, and talking to the company’s clients.