Energías limpias

The Quantum group has planned to project all its technologies towards Clean Energy Systems, however it has established intermediate alternatives in order to progressively transform and adapt polluting energies and reduce them to a minimum environmental impact.
To this end, it has implemented an adequate and true environmental protection policy, proposing and installing new industrial technologies, some to reduce polluting impacts and others focused on the planting, harvesting and regeneration of different raw materials, and among them for the production of GREEN BIOFUELS.
With our technology both possibilities become a reality, both the production of raw material necessary to produce "BIODIESEL" (from vegetable and animal oils) and the installation of plants with state-of-the-art technology that allow the production of a 100% green, non-polluting Biodiesel for local and regional consumption.
In this way we contribute to the creation, manufacture and development of three green industries with new technologies and a productive future, thus achieving technologies that allow us to reduce the environmental impact of products such as Diesel from polluting fossil waste and take them to 100% clean energy.
Supported by 14 years of experience in the chemical mass transfer process industry, specialized in biofuel technologies and mainly in Biodiesel and renewable diesel, we have achieved the capacity to design and build biofuel plants from 5 million to 200 million gallons per year of capacity.

Biodiesel is a clean, renewable and biodegradable fuel, its name is derived from BIO, which means life in Greek. This fuel can be produced from a variety of vegetable oils, animal fats and recycled vegetable cooking oil. Biodiesel is blended with petroleum diesel (Fossil Diesel), to create different blends, which are superior in quality to pure fossil diesel. Typical blends are B2, B5, B10 and B20 and, of course, pure B100 Biodiesel. These Biodiesel percentages signify the content in the blend, e.g. B20 has 20% Biodiesel and 80% fossil diesel, used in diesel engines without modification.
Biodiesel production is based on a chemical process called "transesterification" in which the oleaginous plant or fat reacts with an alcohol (the most commonly used is methanol) in the presence of a catalyst, which allows the production of biodiesel (methyl esters) and glycerin as a by-product, the latter being widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Super TM
Many new and existing Biodiesel plants have been built or redesigned at various locations using modular process designs and cost-effective components. However, it is the heart of the process that counts, and in 2016 the first commercial use of "Supercritical" technology to produce biodiesel was introduced and commissioned at a plant in Illinois. The hallmark of the adoption of the referred technology is that no catalyst is used, which saves chemical costs and increases the market value of the by-product glycerin. Most importantly, however, the process allows the processing of 100% free fatty acid (FFA) feedstocks, which greatly expands the choice of feedstock and usually at a much lower cost.

Renewable Diesel
This technology offers a complete, commercially proven biofuel plant that produces renewable diesel. The system includes a steam methane reformer to produce the hydrogen needed to keep the main reactors cooled. Renewable diesel production employs "hydroprocessing" to convert the same types of feedstocks used to manufacture biodiesel and with the same capability to handle up to 100% FFA feedstocks. One plant in the Midwest USA has been in operation since December 2016; another operated for two years and was repositioned in 2018.

Modular plant construction is essentially complete process units prefabricated, to the greatest extent possible, in a modular fabrication shop. By integrating the key aspects of a job (Design, Fabrication and Installation), this allows us to have tighter control over the entire value chain of a project, from plant permitting through to commissioning and start-up; managed in this way projects are often much more likely to come in on time and on budget.
If a complete plant is envisioned, regardless of size, a typical prefabricated modular system may include the columns (in sections), reactors, decanters, heat exchangers, pumps and various types of process equipment to be mounted within steel frame structures or on skids. What cannot be contained in a skid or frame is transported to the site separately for installation and integration (such as feedstock and finished fuel storage tanks).

After all process equipment is installed within the rack structure (or separately on site), piping components, field instrumentation and electrical wiring are completed. Routing, thermal insulation, lighting, lighting, control system, safety and fire protection systems are also installed in the module at the assembly stage. All components are tested prior to shipment to the site, and their specifications and mechanical guidelines are closely followed to ensure that the system meets all requirements.

It is important to mention that the use of biodiesel in the mentioned blends brings the indicated benefits, but it is necessary to ensure that this fuel meets the ASTM specification and its quality is supported by certifications such as B-9000 (National Biodiesel Accreditation Program USA).
The construction and development of Biodiesel facilities requires the discipline of executing a project in its entirety, considering current and future variables to achieve the desired objective. The raw material contributes with 80% of the costs (not with the case of used cooking oil), the control of the production and the optimization of the process through the technology used is the key to the success of this initiative.
The Group has Chemical Engineers, consultants in the energy area, with more than 32 years of extensive experience in oil refining and petrochemicals, planning areas, strategic development, projects, technical assistance, health, safety and environment in refineries. Director and Technology Advisor of the Biodiesel Company for Natural Resources of America (NAROA).

Vangard Synfuels, Alexandria, LA

African Energy Initia,Kampala,Uganda

Walsh Biofuels, Mauston, WI

Center Alternatives, Cleveland, OH

Middletown Biofuels, Harrisburg, PA

Mt. Coco Products, Philippines

Western Biodiesel, AB, Canadá

United Biodiesel, Brooklyn, NYC, NY

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= 2 MGY

= 10 MGY

= 5 MGY

= 50 MGY

Vangard Synfuels, Alexandria, LA
15/30 MGY

African Energy Initia,Kampala,Uganda
5 MGY

Walsh Biofuels, Mauston, WI
5MGY

Center Alternatives, Cleveland, OH
5 MGY

Middletown Biofuels, Harrisburg, PA
2 NGY

Mt. Coco Products, Philippines
10 MGY

Western Biodiesel, AB, Canadá
5 MGY

United Biodiesel, Brooklyn, NYC, NY
50 MGY