Green Star Products
Unveils Advanced Biodiesel Reactor
05/25/2006
Source: LOHAS Weekly
Newsletter
Author: Green Star
Products, Inc
Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) (GreenStarUSA.com)
announced today that they have developed and successfully
commercially tested their advanced biodiesel reactor.
GSPI reactors require an amazing two minutes to complete the
biodiesel conversion reaction versus over one hour for the rest
of the industry. This means that GSPI's processing rate through
the reactor is at least 30 times faster than the rest of the
biodiesel industry.
Mr. LaStella, President of GSPI, stated, "Three different
sizes of the proprietary biodiesel reactors were tested from
January 2005 through February 2006 at the Bakersfield Biodiesel
Plant Facility. The largest reactor was rated at 10-million GPYC
(gallons per year capacity) and was operated from August 2005
through February 2006."
Mr. LaStella further stated, "The reactor's capability is
revolutionary. Most biodiesel plants processes require from one
to one-and-a-half hours for complete chemical reactions to take
place between vegetable oil, alcohol (methanol) and the
catalyst. The GSPI reactors take less than two minutes to
complete the reactions. Furthermore, the advanced engineering
design incorporates an inexpensive construction method to
produce these reactors. The basic production cost to build them
has been reduced to only $30,000 per reactor for a 10-million
GPYC module. Smaller units will cost even less. This major
engineering breakthrough will significantly reduce the costs and
time to build biodiesel plants. The balance of the
infrastructure--which includes land, building, electrical,
storage facilities, railroad access and final cleanup of
biodiesel--will still be required."
Mr. LaStella further noted, "Most biodiesel plants also need
large amounts of water to clean the biodiesel after completion
of initial reaction conversion to attain quality ASTM grade
biodiesel. GSPI also has been using a proprietary Waterless
Biodiesel Cleanup System since December 2003 at the Bakersfield
facility. GSPI'S cleanup system negates the need for complex
permits and significantly reduces construction expenditures
associated with washing systems normally used in the industry."
Since GSPI's Continuous Flow Biodiesel Production (CFBP)
system is completely enclosed and waterless, it greatly reduces
the time to secure construction permits, which can take a year
or longer to obtain. Mr. LaStella points out that California is
probably the toughest state to obtain air and water discharge
permits. Recently, the GSPI CFBP system received the permits to
construct a biodiesel plant in California in only eight weeks.
Since many cities and towns across the U.S. do not have the
expertise to evaluate new biodiesel plants being built in their
jurisdiction, they have welcomed the California permit package
to save them the need to research this emerging biodiesel
technology and save GSPI the time to receive these valuable
permits.
The new reactors operated for 14 months in Bakersfield under
secrecy for security reasons. Only a handful of prospective
technical and financial parties were invited to tour the plant
at Bakersfield (under non-disclosure agreements).
These reactors have been and always will be built and
operated by GSPI personnel in all present and future plants to
protect the intellectual property. These important proprietary
elements of the GSPI "continuous flow waterless process" make it
possible for the construction of future plants to be within
14-18 weeks versus 14-18 months as the industry standard is
today. The capital cost factor for GSPI plants are in the range
of at least 60% less than most biodiesel plants now being built
throughout the industry.
GSPI is currently expanding its technical staff to build
several biodiesel plants simultaneously.
Please see GSPI press release dated May 15, 2006 entitled
"Green Star Products to Construct Total Bio-Refineries."
Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) is an environmentally
friendly company dedicated to creating innovative,
cost-effective products to improve the quality of life and clean
up the environment. Green Star Products is involved in the
production of renewable clean-burning biodiesel and other
products, including lubricants, additives and devices that
reduce emissions and improve fuel economy in vehicles, machinery
and power plants. For more information, see Green Star Products'
Website at
www.GreenStarUSA.com, or call Investor Relations at
619-864-4010, fax 619-789-4743, or email
info@GreenStarUSA.com.
Information about trading prices and volume can be obtained at
several Internet sites, including
http://www.bloomberg.com
and http://www.bigcharts.com
under the ticker symbol "GSPI".
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