Patents Assigned to IMPERIAL PETROLEUM, INC.
  • CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FUEL AND GLYCEROL
    Publication number: 20090119979
    Abstract: A method of producing biodiesel through the trans-esterification of a triglyceride, comprising mixing a triglyceride, an alcohol, and a catalyst to form a mixture, where said catalyst is non-metal quaternary ammonium hydroxide or non-metal quaternary phosphonium hydroxide, removing volatile components from said mixture, and allowing the remaining mixture to separate into a biodiesel-rich layer and a glycerol-rich layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: IMPERIAL PETROLEUM, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Mullen