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Reduction of total fatty acids (TFA) in crude glycerine
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Background

One of the key specifications in Crude Glycerine is TFA (Total Fatty Acid) which is a measure of organic species in the Crude Glycerine other than the glycerin itself and includes soaps, esters, and glycerides. It is desired to remove as much of the TFA from the Crude Glycerine to improve downstream processing into Refined Glycerin. 

 

THE ASK: Investigate the crude glycerine and develop potential processes which can be implemented in the current manufacturing process to reduce the TFA content.

What we're looking for

• A process, physical or chemical or a combination, which will reduce the TFA in Crude Glycerine for typical levels of 0.5-0.6% to <0.2%. • Application can be during the glycerin recovery process or after the crude glycerin has been produced. • The process should not affect the overall yield of glycerine.

Solutions of interest include:
  • Change in control parameters (temperature, pH, etc.) to aid settling of TFA from Crude Glycerine
  • Equipment adds (decanter, centrifuge, coalescer, etc.) to aid removal of TFA from Crude Glycerine
  • Addition of a chemical that could facilitate settling of TFA
Our must-have requirements are:
  • Reduce TFA content to <0.2%

  • Does not reduce glycerine yield.

What's out of scope:
  • We are not interested in solutions which would require excessive process development or co-development of technology.
  • We are not interested in solutions which reduce the overall yield of the crude glycerine.
  • We are not interested in solutions which will otherwise impact the quality of the crude glycerine.
Acceptable technology readiness levels (TRL):
Levels 4-9
What we can offer you
Eligible partnership models:
Supply/purchase
Material transfer
Sponsored research
Benefits:
Sponsored Research
Sponsored research: depending on relevancy and scope of proposed research, we will consider sponsored research funding within the norms of typical industry sponsored chemical research and appropriate for the scope and milestones for the mutually agreed upon research plan
Expertise
Expertise: industrial expertise in chemistry & chemical engineering
Tools and Technologies
Tools and Technology: we have broad R&D capability in analytical characterization
Compounds and Reagents
Compounds and Reagents: we have access to crude glycerin at various points in the current process that can be supplied as needed for starting materials.
Facilities and Services
Facilities and Services: lab and pilot scale facilities - including catalytic processes
Who we are

At P&G, innovation is what we do best. We love finding solutions to problems. With the heart of a start-up and the resources of a global corporation, we are always looking for ways to reinvent every aspect of our business. As we innovate, we find inspiration in people - their needs, values, desires, and passions. The people of P&G R&D know that collaboration is key to unlocking visionary thinking. Our experts seamlessly work together with our external partners in the pursuit of the new, the next, the impossible.

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Ross Bartels
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Fei Wang
Director
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We would be interested in uploading an FTE based research proposal. Would this be of interest and what level of financial support might there be for this?
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Hello, BioNotus has an in-house developed LCMSMS assay for TFA. Would P&G have interest in this capability or can this capability help in this call, e.g. with BioNotus as third party?
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What particular industry or manufacturer does your crude glycerine come from?
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The process is the transesterification of vegetable oils using methanol and a base catalyst to produce methyl esters and the crude glycerin.
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Pete Ellingson, Director / Open Innovation, Procter & Gamble
October 16, 2024
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