The problem biodiesel producers are facing
Crude glycerol represents an extra cost to biodiesel producers
5bn litres of crude glycerol are produced every year in the biodiesel industry.
Expensive disposal
Crude glycerol is contaminated material costing £275m to biodiesel producers each year.
No demand
A glut of low-grade glycerol has depressed prices, leaving producers with a growing by-product burden.
Difficult to refine
Purification to USP grade is capital-heavy, centralised and only viable at very large volumes.
Sustainability
To avoid costly processing, some producers dispose of crude glycerol on land or into waterways, creating significant environmental impacts.
R3VTech is solving the problem
Turning loss into profit ...sustainably
Here’s an example of how one biodiesel producer is using R3VTech to upgrade their waste on site and blend it back into the product.
A UK biodiesel plant was generating 9m litres of crude glycerol each year as a liability, costing them £500,000 per annum.
R3VTech is enabling them to produce a higher value fuel additive on site from feedstock they already own - turning their loss into £1.3m profit per annum.
How it works
R3VTech turns crude glycerol into higher value fuel components onsite
Our technology eliminates complex refining steps, making high value conversion accessible to all biodiesel producers.
Crude Glycerol
Produced as by-product
R3VTech
Added to onsite R3VTech unit
Conversion
Crude glycerol converted into Solketal or other high value product
Sell or Re-use
Sold at higher value or blended back into own biodiesel
increase profits
Creating a revenue stream from waste
5bn litres of crude glycerol are produced every year in the biodiesel industry. Crude glycerol represents an extra cost to biodiesel producers in the form of waste or converting it to a low value by-product.
Current value of by-product per litre
Ltrs of by-product produced globally
Potential value of by-product per litre
increase in profit from by-product with R3V Tech
Testimonials
An industry game changer
Here's what just a few of our customers and partners are saying about R3VTech.
Based on our discussions with R3V Tech Ltd, we believe their technology may have the potential to provide meaningful commercial and sustainability benefits to biodiesel producers. Technologies such as those being developed by R3V Tech Ltd are highly relevant to the future of sustainable fuels, renewable chemicals, and industrial decarbonisation.
The market for unrefined Glycerin is quite weak so a reasonable assump\on of its long term price is €150 er tonne. When you consider that demand for feedstock is very strong as both road fuel and increasing avia\on mandates require higher renewable incorpora\on year on year, this weak Glycerin market is a drain on the economics of biodiesel plants. Anything that can help a biodiesel plant compete by adding value to Glycerin will be welcome,
