Practical Short Course on Biodiesel: Market Trends, Chemistry, and Production
Sunday, 13 August 2006, 8:00-17:40
Istanbul Hilton, Istanbul, Turkey
In connection with the AOCS World Conference and Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, 14-16 August 2006.

Short Course Organizer: S. Koseoglu, President, Extraction and Refining Program, A Division of Filtration and Membrane World LLC, USA.

Tentative Technical Program

8:00     Opening Remarks and Announcements. S. Koseoglu, Filtration and Membrane World LLC, USA.

8:05����� Towards Sustainable Biofuels. E. Dumelin, Unilever, The Netherlands.

8:35����� Esterification: Chemistry and Processing. J. King, University of Arkansas, USA.

9:00����� Biodiesel Fuel Properties and Analysis. G. Knothe, USDA, ARS, NCAUR, USA.

10:00��� Liquid / Liquid Centrifugation for Biodiesel Applications. S. Mirza, Somicon, Switzerland and S. Koseoglu, Filtration and Membrane World, USA.

10:30��� Coffee/Tea Break

11:00��� Biodiesel: It All Begins with Oilseed Crushing and Oil Separation�Some Considerations. H. C. Boeck, Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany.

11:25��� Pre-Treatment Process for Fats and Oils Prior to Transesterification.  B. Harten, Westfalia Separator, Food Tech GmbH, Germany.

11:50    Optimizing Biodiesel Blends Based on Sound Biodiesel Standards. I. Debruyne, ID & A, Belgium.

12:20     Lunch

13:30     Purification of Biodiesel: Case Studies with Adsorbent-Based Technology. B. Cooke, Dallas Group, USA.

13:55     Biodiesel Plant Design: Planning, Site Selection, and Important Critical Parameters. J. De Kock, De Smet-Ballestra Oleo., Belgium.

14:20     Glycerol Production and Utilization. S. Koseoglu, Filtration and Membrane World LLC, USA.

14:45     DeSmet-Ballestra Biodiesel Production Technology.  J. De Kock, De Smet-Ballestra Oleo., Belgium.

15:10     Coffee/Tea Break

15:35     Case Study and Technology: Esterification Plant Design. E. Roquette, HydRoq, Germany.

16:00     Westfalia Biodiesel Production Technology.  B. Harten, Westfalia Separator, Food Tech GmbH, Germany.

16:25     Crown Iron Works Biodiesel Production Technology.  G. Waranica, Crown Iron Works Inc., USA.

16:50     Axens' Esterfip-H - Solid Catalyst Biodiesel Technology. F. Lundy, Axens, France.

17:15     Lurgi Biodiesel Production Technology. T. Natter, Lurgi Aktiengesellschaft, Germany.

17:40     Program Ends