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2008-04-13
Manufacturing News
LANXESS Specialty Chemicals AGQM certification for biodiesel stabilizer LANXESS Specialty Chemicals Group awarded certification for its new environmentally friendly fuel biodiesel stabilizer Baynox plus.
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has been awarded the much sought-after certification from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitätsmanagement Biodiesel e.V. (AGQM) for its new biodiesel stabilizer Baynox* plus. In a six-month practical study, the premium product proved its effectiveness and showed no interaction with other additives. Even at a dose of 100 ppm, which corresponds to just 100 grams per ton of biodiesel, Baynox plus increased the stability of the environmentally friendly fuel considerably and extended its storage capability significantly. Baynox plus is ideal in particular for biodiesel made from vegetable oils containing a large quantity of polyunsaturated fatty acids. This stabilizer was developed by LANXESS Specialty Chemicals to supplement Baynox, previously the only biodiesel stabilizer to be approved by the German mineral oil providers. Baynox plus is designed to reliably stabilize and extend the storage life of highly oxidation-sensitive biodiesels made from soybean, sunflower and even jatropha oil.
If the plant’s natural antioxidant, vitamin E, is not present in sufficient quantities, the resulting environmentally friendly fuel can oxidize and go rancid just like vegetable oils. When this happens, free fatty acids and polymers form in the biodiesel, which can lead to corrosion and deposits in the engine. Baynox, the butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) from LANXESS Specialty Chemicals, has been awarded “no harm” status by the German mineral oil industry. This shows that the biodiesel stabilizer can be used to enhance the shelf life of pure biodiesel and B5 blends with mineral diesel. “Our products are of a consistently high quality, do not contain sulfur or nitrogen, and combust without leaving residues in the engine,” says Dr. Axel Ingendoh, the developer of biodiesel stabilizers. “Although last year saw a drop in the market demand for biodiesel in Germany due to the tax placed on pure biodiesel, with some manufacturers even having to cut down on overcapacities, worldwide demand for biodiesel remained high,” says Ralf Kruger, head of Marketing for Chlorotoluenes & Derivatives in the Basic Chemicals business unit, adding: “We anticipate sustained strong market growth for the global Baynox business in the next few years. In the near future, biodiesel will be made from “non-edible oils” instead of edible vegetable oils, which will boost our market growth considerably. This development will offer great potential for Baynox plus.” As Ingendoh explains: “Biodiesel made from non-edible oils, such as jatropha from India and Africa and karanja from China, is very sensitive to oxidation, which means that it will not have a sufficiently long storage capability without our highly effective stabilizer Baynox plus.” For details on the chemicals effects of Baynox and Baynox plus, the problem of biodiesel oxidation, and information on particular products and applications, visit the Baynox website. * Trademark of LANXESS. If you're an employer looking to fill a job opening, click here to find out about posting your job listing through Jobwerx.com. See all the Press Releases from LANXESS sites. Read a recent article about -
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