Hydrotreated vegetable oil is a renewable diesel whose raw material is cooking oil and is obtained through treatment with hydrogen as a catalyst. The result is a renewable biofuel that can pollute up to 90 percent less than traditional fossil diesel: fewer greenhouse gases and particles.

Renewable biofuel

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil is a 100% renewable, particularly versatile fuel derived from various bio-based feedstocks, residues and wastes. It is composed of 100 percent paraffins, which are molecules identical to those found in conventional diesel fuels. Because of its physicochemical structure, it can be used in a diesel engine, either as a blend or as a replacement for diesel itself.

HVO in Europe

In Spain, hydrotreated vegetable oil is already being used to generate biodiesel.

The biodiesel market has grown in Spain by 9.5% by 2021, in Italy and Slovenia by 10%.

As renewable ener,gy evolves the role of biofuels is becoming increasingly important. Local and European regulations are evolving every year, and the incorporation of “bio” into diesel is increasing.

Among alternative fuels, HVO in particular is one of the cornerstones of the decarbonization strategy.

Demand for hydrotreated vegetable oil has increased as a result of European and national regulatory requirements that an increasing share of fuels be made from renewable feedstocks.

The Hydrotreated vegetable oil pre-treatment process requires proven and reliable processes

Regardless of the type or quality of feedstock, HVO pre-treatment systems can reduce the content of phosphorus, trace metals, chlorides, polyethylene, and other impurities or regulate acidity through conditioning, degumming, adsorption, and deacidification (if necessary).

Based on proven edible oil and petroleum refining technologies, these HVO pre-treatment systems enable the optimization of stand-alone HVO plants and converted petroleum refineries into HVO production facilities.

For HVO, the preferred process is physical refining, which involves special degumming and/or enzymatic degumming, adsorption, and deacidification (if necessary). The chemical refining process is mainly used in the pre-treatment of conventional biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters).

To remove phosphorus and trace metals, fats and oils (tallow, soybean, rapeseed).