LPM do Brasil delivers mini plant for purification of kitchen oil to the RENOVAR project

LPM do Brasil delivered on Thursday the 12th of November a mini plant for processing of kitchen oil at the RENOVAR facilities in Rio de Janeiro. The plant,as a turn key project has been designed to process 50.000 liters per month, amount being collected by RENOVAR. The project is going to handle the oil that is coming from over 20 cooperatives in the Rio de Janeiro city. They opted after a thorough research in the market for the LPM design, and especially for the model LPM OC350B. The miniplant ran during a performance test period of two weeks satisfactorily. The oil coming from the plant is cristal clear, does not have any particulates, and also the water has been removed. The plant removes also gases and eliminates the bacterial load. This improves in particular the smell of the product, and controls future deterioration by bacterial growth.
RENOVAR is going to produce for soap manufacturers in the region.

State of Rio de Janeiro supports major project of kitchen oil collection

FAPERJ, Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro responsable for funding of research and development in the State of Rio de Janeiro, anounced on their site, and also made public during the event Rio Inovação that it will support the technical development of the collection and purification of kitchen oil.
The consultancy company Felicissimo and Ramires, beneficiary of the grant, is planning to invest the funds for the construction of 4 mini plants for purification of the oil collected. Still investigating where to locate these units in the state, it became clear that one of the first locations is going to be in the city of Resende, where the collection of kitchenoil is allready in an advanced stage, thanks to the project Viva Oleo, the work of a group of young entrepreneurs, which founded the company Ecoleta Ltda.
Other cities that are under investigation for this investment are Rio de Janeiro city, São Gonçalo/Rio Bonito, Campos dos Goytacazes and Itaperuna.
The objective of the project is to add value to the oil collected by small cooperatives or individuals by offering the possibility to bring large volumes together and purify the oil, so the final product can be offered to the soap and biodiesel industry.