JP2008163134A - Preparation and pretreatment apparatus of alternative fuel, method and apparatus for propagating fungus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preparation method of an alternative fuel contributing to obtainment of a high quality biodiesel fuel in a simple process without use of a chemical. <P>SOLUTION: The preparation method of an alternative fuel for obtaining a biodiesel fuel 4 by processing a biodiesel fuel material 1 such as a waste oil and a vegetable oil with a reaction device 3 comprises a step of providing an electric field to the biodiesel fuel material while agitating the same as a preprocess 2 by the reaction device 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a method for producing an alternative fuel, a pretreatment device, a fungus growth method, and a fungus growth device.
More specifically, the present invention relates to an alternative fuel manufacturing method and a pretreatment device for obtaining an alternative fuel made of biodiesel fell (BDF) using waste oil, vegetable oil or the like as a raw material, and a fungus growth method and a fungus growth device to which this is applied.

Conventionally, to produce biodiesel fell from waste oil such as vegetable oil, the methyl ester method has been adopted, but it consumes a large amount of chemicals and energy, and it also requires a large amount of cost for residue treatment of by-products. The fact is that it is not popular for economic reasons.
In recent years, a technology has been developed that uses a specific bioreactor to efficiently collect biodiesel fells without using the methyl ester method. Are known.

In Patent Document 1, as an example of this type of technology, a manufacturing method for obtaining high-purity and low-cost biodiesel fuel based on rapid reaction using electrons and cavitation is proposed.
JP 2006-104428 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, paying attention to the electric field application method, and can contribute to obtaining a high-quality biodiesel fell with a simple process and a simple configuration without using chemicals. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing an alternative fuel and a pretreatment device.

  The method for producing an alternative fuel according to the present invention is a method for producing an alternative fuel in which a biodiesel fell raw material is obtained by treating the biodiesel fell raw material with a reactor, and the biodiesel fell raw material is used as a pretreatment step of the treatment by the reactor. The main feature is that it includes a step of applying an electric field to.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, prior to treating the biodiesel fell raw material with the reactor, an electric field due to a high voltage is applied to the biodiesel fell raw material in a pretreatment step to promote the growth of bacteria. From the above, it is possible to obtain a high-quality biodiesel fell having high combustion characteristics by treating the biodiesel fell raw material that has undergone the pretreatment process with a reactor.

  According to the invention of claim 2, prior to processing the biodiesel fell raw material in the reactor, an electric field by a high voltage is applied to the biodiesel fell raw material by a pretreatment step, and the electric field is stirred. Since the combined action of agitation is intended to grow the bacteria contained in the biodiesel fell raw material, the biodiesel fell raw material that has undergone the pretreatment process is treated with a reactor to produce high-quality biotechnology with high combustion characteristics. Diesel fell can be obtained.

  According to invention of Claim 3, an electric field is made to act on the biodiesel fell raw material accommodated in the metal container based on the high voltage applied to an electrode from a high voltage generating means, and it is contained in a biodiesel fell raw material. Since it is intended to proliferate bacteria, it is possible to provide a pretreatment device that realizes the pretreatment step described above and can contribute to the production of high-quality biodiesel fell having high combustion characteristics.

  According to invention of Claim 4, an electric field is made to act on the biodiesel fell raw material accommodated in the metal container based on the high voltage applied to the electrode from the high voltage generating means, and the stirring is performed by the stirring means. Because of the combined action of these electric fields and agitation, the bacteria contained in the biodiesel fell raw material are proliferated. Therefore, the pretreatment process described above is realized, and high quality biodiesel fell with high combustion characteristics is produced. It is possible to provide a pretreatment device that can contribute to the above.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, an electric field by a high voltage is applied to a raw material containing fungi such as bacteria and stirred, so that the fungus contained in the raw material is proliferated by the combined action of electric field and stirring. It is possible to provide a fungal growth method capable of

  According to invention of Claim 6, an electric field is made to act on the raw material containing fungi, such as bacteria accommodated in the metal container, based on the high voltage applied to the electrode from the high voltage generating means, and the stirring means The fungus growth apparatus can be provided that can agitate the bacteria contained in the raw material by the combined action of the electric field and the agitation.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an alternative fuel that can contribute to obtaining a high-quality biodiesel fell by a simple process without using a chemical, and a raw material for biodiesel fell such as waste oil and vegetable oil. Is a method for producing an alternative fuel to obtain biodiesel fell by treating with a reactor, and includes a step of stirring and applying an electric field to the biodiesel fell raw material as a pretreatment step of the treatment by the reactor Realized by.

  Hereinafter, an alternative fuel manufacturing method and an alternative fuel pretreatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the method for producing an alternative fuel according to this embodiment performs a pretreatment step 2 on a biodiesel fell raw material 1 such as waste oil or vegetable oil, and then a by-product by a reaction device (bioreactor) 3. The biodiesel fell 4 is obtained by performing the separation process.

  The pretreatment step 2 applies an electric field (electrostatic field) due to a high voltage to the biodiesel fell raw material 1 and stirs the biodiesel fell raw material 1 and is included in the biodiesel fell raw material by a combined action of electric field and stirring. This is intended to increase the growth of bacteria (for example, 100 times).

  According to the method for producing an alternative fuel according to the present embodiment, prior to processing the biodiesel fell raw material 1 such as waste oil or vegetable oil in the reactor 3, the pretreatment step 2 uses a high voltage with respect to the biodiesel fell raw material 1. Since an electric field (electrostatic field) is applied and the biodiesel fell raw material 1 is agitated, and fungus contained in the biodiesel fell raw material 1 is promoted by a combined action of electric field and agitation, the pretreatment step 2 is performed. By processing the biodiesel fell raw material 1 that has passed through the reactor 3, a high-quality biodiesel fell 4 having high combustion characteristics can be obtained.

  Next, an alternative fuel pretreatment device 11 that realizes the above-described pretreatment step 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The pretreatment device 11 contains a biodiesel fell raw material 1 such as waste oil or vegetable oil, and is connected to a grounded metal container 12 and a commercial power source 13, and generates a high voltage of, for example, 1000V to 10000V, for example. The high voltage generating means 14 composed of a neon transformer or the like attached to the biodiesel fell raw material 1 in the metal container 12 is disposed at a distance t (for example, 10 mm to 20 mm) where no discharge occurs in the vicinity of the raw material surface (oil surface). An electric field based on the high voltage generated by the voltage generation means 14 is applied to the biodiesel fell raw material 1, an agitation motor 17 for agitating the biodiesel fell raw material 1 in the metal container 12, and the agitation motor 17. And a stirring means 19 including the stirring blades 18. The electrode 16 has, for example, a planar square shape with a side w = 300 mm.

  The high voltage generating means 14 is configured to supply high voltage and small current (for example, less than 1 A) to the biodiesel fell raw material 1 through the electrode 16, thereby reducing power consumption. It is composed.

  In addition, the voltage adjusting unit 15 changes the voltage value of the high voltage applied to the electrode 16 according to the type of the biodiesel fell raw material 1, and causes the electric field by the optimum voltage to act on the biodiesel fell raw material 1, thereby Used for growth.

  The electrode 16 is disposed in a non-contact state at a distance where no discharge is generated with respect to the raw material surface (oil surface) of the biodiesel fell raw material 1.

  According to the pretreatment device 11 described above, an electric field is applied to the biodiesel fell raw material 1 accommodated in the metal container 12 based on the high voltage applied from the high voltage generating means 14 to the electrode 16, and the agitation motor Since the biodiesel fell raw material 1 is agitated by 17 and the stirring blade 18 and the proliferation of the bacteria contained in the biodiesel fell raw material 1 is achieved by the combined action of these electric fields and agitation, the pretreatment step 2 described above is realized. This can contribute to the production of high quality biodiesel fell 4 having high combustion characteristics.

  Moreover, the optimal pre-processing process according to the kind of biodiesel fell raw material 1 is changed by the said voltage adjustment part 15 according to the kind of biodiesel fell raw material 1 by changing the voltage value of the high voltage applied to the electrode 16. 2 can be executed.

  Next, as an application example of the present embodiment, a fungus growth apparatus and a fungus growth method to which the above-described alternative fuel pretreatment device 11 is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fungus growth method according to this application example includes a step 21 of applying an electric field by a high voltage to a raw material 20 containing fungi such as bacteria, and a step of stirring the raw material 20 containing fungi such as bacteria. The fungus contained in the raw material 20 is proliferated by the combined action of electric field and stirring by these steps.

  FIG. 4 shows a fungus growth apparatus 31 that realizes the fungus growth method. Similarly to the case of the pretreatment apparatus 11 shown in FIG. 2, a metal container 12 that contains the raw material 20 and is grounded, and a commercial power source 13, for example, a high voltage generating means 14 composed of a neon transformer or the like with a voltage adjusting unit 15 that generates a high voltage of 1000 V to 10000 V, and the vicinity of the raw material surface (oil surface) of the raw material 20 in the metal container 12. Stirring that stirs the electrode 16 that is arranged at a distance t (for example, 10 mm to 20 mm) that does not discharge and acts on the electric field 20 based on the high voltage generated by the high voltage generating means 14 and the raw material 20 in the metal container 12. And a stirring means 19 including a stirring blade 18 driven by the motor 17 and the stirring motor 17.

  According to the fungus growth apparatus 31, an electric field is applied to the raw material 20 containing fungi such as bacteria contained in the metal container 12 based on the high voltage applied from the high voltage generating means 14 to the electrode 16, and By stirring with the stirring means 19, the bacteria contained in the raw material 20 can be propagated by the combined action of these electric fields and stirring.

  The present invention can be applied not only to the above-described production of biodiesel fell, but also to, for example, a biological reaction control method for increasing or decreasing the number of enzymes, bacteria, etc. by applying an electric field.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the manufacturing process of the manufacturing method of the alternative fuel which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the alternative fuel pre-processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the manufacturing process of the fungal growth apparatus which is an application example of a present Example. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the fungal growth apparatus which is an application example of a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Biodiesel fell raw material 2 Pretreatment process 3 Reactor 4 Biodiesel fell 11 Pretreatment device 12 Metal container 13 Commercial power supply 14 High voltage generation means 15 Voltage adjustment part 16 Electrode 17 Stirring motor 18 Stirring blade 19 Stirring means 20 Including fungi Raw material 21 Electric field action process 22 Stirring process 31 Fungal growth device

Claims (6)

A process for producing an alternative fuel to obtain biodiesel fell by treating biodiesel fell raw material with a reactor,
A method for producing an alternative fuel, comprising a step of applying an electric field to the biodiesel fell raw material as a pretreatment step of the treatment by the reactor. A method for producing an alternative fuel for obtaining biodiesel fell by treating biodiesel fell raw materials such as waste oil and vegetable oil with a reactor,
A method for producing an alternative fuel, comprising a step of applying an electric field to and stirring the biodiesel fell raw material as a pretreatment step of the treatment by the reactor. A metal container that contains biodiesel fell raw material and is grounded;
High voltage generating means for generating a high voltage;
An electrode that is disposed in the vicinity of the raw material surface of the biodiesel fell raw material in the metal container and acts on the biodiesel fell raw material based on the high voltage generated by the high voltage generating means;
An alternative fuel pretreatment device comprising: A metal container that contains biodiesel fell raw materials such as waste oil and vegetable oil and is grounded;
A high voltage generating means with a voltage adjusting function for generating a high voltage;
An electrode that acts on the biodiesel fell raw material with an electric field based on a high voltage generated by the high voltage generating means, disposed at a distance not discharged near the raw material surface of the biodiesel fell raw material in the metal container;
Stirring means for stirring the biodiesel fell raw material in the metal container;
An alternative fuel pretreatment device comprising:   A method for growing fungi, comprising a step of applying an electric field by a high voltage to a raw material containing fungi such as bacteria, and a step of stirring. A metal container that contains raw materials containing fungi and is grounded;
A high voltage generating means with a voltage adjusting function for generating a high voltage;
An electrode that is disposed at a distance not to be discharged in the vicinity of the raw material surface of the raw material containing fungi in the metal container, and that acts on the raw material based on the high voltage generated by the high voltage generating means;
Stirring means for stirring the raw material in the metal container;
A fungus growth apparatus characterized by comprising:

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