Distilled Biodiesel is the future of Biodiesel. Most of the specifications that are in works through ASTM or the special quality requirements of big oil can easily be addressed with Biodiesel distillation.
Distilling Biodiesel will eliminate a majority of blending issues with Petroleum Diesel and no more worries about the future ASTM 6751 updates on Mono, Di and Tri Glycerides. Also, reduces Sulfur (to under 15 PPM) from high Sulfur feedstocks such as Tallow, Chicken Fat or Pennycress. Jatrodiesel has multiple installations of Biodiesel Distillation systems.
Distilled Biodiesel has extremely low impurities, and bonded Glycerin values (Mono, Di and Tri values are undetectable by a GC), which greatly enhances the quality of Biodiesel.
Considering high heat requirement to distill Biodiesel (220C to 250C), Jatrodiesel's continuous Biodiesel Distillation system is extremely efficient and uses innovative design to reduce the cost of energy and improving the yields (reducing the column bottoms).