ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,173, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to LOUISIANA ECO GREEN LLC (Golden Meadow, La.).
"Method of manufacturing bio-diesel and reactor" was invented by Kemper J. McSpadden (Golden Meadow, La.) and Gerard M. Thomassie (Golden Meadow, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reactor and process for the production of bio-diesel. The reactor includes one or more coiled reaction lines. The lines are positioned within a tank containing a heat transfer media such as molten salt, maintained at about 750deg F. A pump circulates the media within the tank. An emulsion of alcohol; refined feed stock, including glycerides and/or fatty acids; and pre...