Pre-treatment of biodiesel process
Pre-Treatment is the process of eliminating impurities from Oils and Fats so that the FAME produced from such Oils and Fats is also free of such impurities. All feedstock (i.e., Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils) have impurities such as water, solids, gums, free-fatty acids (FFA), waxes, and compounds of Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, and other