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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Philip D. Leveson, Hannawa Falls, NY (US);
John Paul Gaus, Watertown, NY (US);
Inventors:
Philip D. Leveson, Hannawa Falls, NY (US);
John Paul Gaus, Watertown, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nextgen Fuel, Inc., Potsdam, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the continuous production of biofuel by the transesterification of a triglyceride. The apparatus comprises a high shear homogenizer; a reaction chamber; a gravity driven separation device; an evacuated packed thin film stripper; a counter current pack water contactor; and, an evacuated packed spray drier, wherein each component operates with minimal heat and mass transfer resulting in a high capacity process with a reduced footprint.