There are a number of reasons that have made biofuel popular in recent years. Environmental concerns and rising fuel prices being just two of them. Let’s take a look at the Komax Static Mixers.

The fundamentals

Production of high-quality biofuel requires prolific and quality equipment. This is because producing biofuel is more difficult than producing diesel, petroleum, or CNG.

Komax Systems Inc have custom-made static mixers and heat exchangers for the biofuel industry, which not only help in the consistent mixing of vegetable oils, fuel, and catalyst, but also facilitate optimal temperature control.

For the last 45 years, Komax has been the leader in producing high quality motionless mixers, desuperheaters, and steam heaters to various industries, including biofuel.

A few of the advantages of Komax static mixers in the biofuel industry are:

• No mechanical or electrical components
• Short installation length
• Uniform temperature distribution
• Inline continuous process mixing
• Multiple injector options for oils and catalyst
• Ease of introduction into existing pipe

Static mixers are also called motionless mixers because they don’t have moving parts and don’t consume electricity.

If this makes you wonder if this simple device is capable of handling the huge demands of the biofuel industry, then you should know that over the years it has been found that the reactor can be made only of static mixers if the time, temperature, and mixing rate are right.

Not as toxic

Biofuel isn’t as toxic as regular fuel, the reason behind its increasing popularity. Biofuel is usually made from rapeseed or canola oil, and is most widely used in North and Central America.

By 2020, the biofuel market is going to grow at an annual rate of 3.6 percent and cross 115 million metric tons. To cope with this growing demand, the industry needs efficient equipment to handle large volumes of production in a shorter time.

Static mixers may be simple devices, but they are capable of being highly efficient and swift. Also, without contributing increasing energy bills. Producing quality biofuel within a short time is almost impossible if the right mixers, pumps, and reactors are not available.

An unparalleled leader

Komax Systems Inc is a trusted name in producing world-class static mixers and heat exchangers to the biofuel industry. With 45 years in business and over three hundred combined years of mixing experience, Komax has had over a hundred thousand installations and keeps growing.