At present, China's biodiesel is entering a stage of rapid development, all over the investment and construction. According to the information, in 2013, China's bio-diesel production is about 1.09 million tons, an increase of 55%, with an annual output of more than 5,000 tons of more than 40 manufacturers, and to large-scale development trend.

So, the era of the use of biodiesel arrived?

Industry Status

Biodiesel is also known as Fatty Acid Methyl Ester. Is based on oil crops, wild oil plants and engineering microalgae and other aquatic vegetable oils and fats, as well as animal fats, food waste oil as raw material oil, through the ester exchange process, can produce petrochemical diesel alternative fuels.

At present, many countries in the world are committed to the development of biodiesel. According to statistics, in 2011 the world's total production of biodiesel about 20.5 million tons, of which the EU accounted for 51%, South America (Brazil-based) accounted for 24%, 13% of Asia, the common use of petrochemical diesel is added 2% %. 2013 production: the United States about 3.5 million tons, Argentina 2.4 million tons, Brazil more than 230 million tons. According to the "oil world" published report pointed out that in 2014 the total global production of biodiesel will reach 29.1 million tons.

China's biodiesel development started late, Sinopec famous scholar Min Enze academician in the "Green Chemistry and Chemical" a book first made clear the development of clean fuel biodiesel project, biodiesel gradually research and development, in the country to support the development of Faster. Production enterprises mainly for private enterprises, about 300. Data show that in 2013 China's total output of biodiesel more than 3.7 million tons / year, the output of 1 million to 1.2 million tons / year, capacity utilization is not high.

In addition, the United States, Austria, Canada and other foreign-funded enterprises have also beachhead, in China to build bio-diesel base. PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC is also stepping up construction of bio-diesel demonstration base.

Industry status quo is crowded, the supernatural powers.

Prospects

It is estimated that the Chinese annual kitchen waste about 30 million tons, of which more than 3 million tons of waste oil, biodiesel production can provide a huge source.

According to the China Petroleum and Chemical Research Institute professor, the standard drafters Zhang Yongguang introduced, compared with mineral diesel, biodiesel in the catalyst, can reduce 70% of sulfur dioxide, 95% of carbon monoxide, 50% of carbon dioxide emissions. The use of biodiesel, no need to replace the engine, and better lubrication, can extend the service life of components. Its flash point in 130 ¡æ above, in the transport, storage and other aspects of a higher security. It has a high cetane number, has good fuel performance, but also a renewable degradation of high energy.

On the other hand, the modern car diesel diesel is the development trend in Europe in 2000 diesel car production 4.4 million, more than doubled in 1995, 90% of commercial vehicles in the United States is a diesel vehicle, China promulgated in 1994, "the automotive industry Policy "made it clear that after 2000, the total weight of more than 5 tons of passenger, the main use of diesel fuel trucks.

In 2007, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "renewable energy long-term development plan" proposed by 2020, bio-fuel ethanol consumption of 10 million tons, bio-diesel annual utilization reached 200 million tons target. China has been published in 2007 and 2010, "diesel fuel to reconcile biodiesel BD100" and "biodiesel to reconcile fuel B5" national standards.

With the approval of the State Council, from January 2009 on the use of waste animal oil and vegetable oil as raw material for the production of pure biodiesel exemption from consumption tax, January 1, 2014, China biodiesel levy the import tax is officially implemented.

According to statistics, China's diesel consumption in 2013 about 170 million tons, if the biodiesel B5 standard added to the annual bio-diesel 8.5 million tons, and is expected to be 3.8% annual rate of increase.

China's construction of resource-saving and environment-friendly society and energy crisis requirements, and in some favorable policies to stimulate the domestic biodiesel industry will usher in the golden period of vigorous development.

Bottlenecks and risks

July 8 this year, according to "China News" news, since the start of biodiesel since 2012 has been a loss, CNOOC decided to withdraw from the sea oil Bi Road (Nantong) bio-energy protein feed Limited, to be held by the sale of oil, All 74% stake in the company.

The news to the blind launch of biodiesel enterprises poured a pot of cold water. In fact, according to "China Enterprise News" reported that due to raw materials, prices and other factors, more than 300 enterprises in China, 2013, the normal production of only about 30, indicating that there is a greater risk of bio-diesel production.

China is a populous country, relying on the world's 5% of the cultivated land to support the world's 20% of the population, must ensure food security, China's development of biodiesel adhere to the "people do not compete with food, not with grain, do not compete with livestock, "The four competing" principle.

As a result, the scarcity of biodiesel raw materials has become a bottleneck for large-scale development. Its raw materials Pistacia, tung oil, cottonseed, jatropha, light tree and other oil planted long production cycle, this feature to the development of biodiesel cast a shadow.

At present, although the amount of waste oil, but there is no uniform recovery channels, collecting difficulties. Sales channels are not smooth, because biodiesel is generally considered low-grade diesel products, owners worry about biodiesel damage to the car, more difficult to promote.

Biodiesel "looks beautiful", its scale and commercialization process is difficult. In the meantime, industry co-ordination, technology research and development incentives and financial subsidies, although important, its impact on the agricultural sector and the global economy can not be ignored.

Biodiesel development, there will be a pattern of survival of the fittest. Raw materials, large-scale, excellent technology, good quality, well-funded enterprises will grow, backward technology, poor quality of small manufacturers will gradually be eliminated.

"Now the development of the biodiesel industry has come to the inflection point, to avoid the future emergence of wind energy and solar industry, the vicious competition tragedy" According to "Energy" magazine, May 13, China Renewable Energy Association Executive Zhang Ping, Biodiesel Group "set up preparations for the first meeting said.