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| Technip Awarded Contract for a New Biodiesel Unit in France Technip has been awarded by Diester Industrie a turnkey contract for a new biodiesel unit, based on the Axens process, to be built in Montoir-de-Bretagne, near Saint Nazaire, France. Biodiesel or Diester, obtained by the transesterification of vegetable oils (sunflower or colza oils), is used in a mixture with diesel oil for diesel engines. Transesterification is a chemical reaction during which a fat or oil is reacted with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. The background of this project is the program set up by the French authorities for the development of biofuels, intended to reduce transportation-related air pollution and the dependence on imported energy. This new unit, with a future capacity of 250, 000 t/y, will start-up in the spring of 2007. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |