Process Sensors (Europe) Limited
Process Sensors

 Applications - Bio Fuels & By-Products

  Why Measure?
The MCT 360, and its forerunner the MCT 300 are being increasingly sold to the Biofuels Market as a means to control moisture ensuring: freedom from extruder blockages,maximum productivity, well formed pellet/ bricks and an efficient drying operation.
 
Sensor
Use either a cast aluminium MCT 360 or in very dusty environments a gauge that meets with ATEX 22 requirements, the ATEX 22-MCT 360.

Biofuels and by-productsAccessories
The MCT 360 may require an air purge diffuser, internal heat blanket, a cooling panel, vortex cooler or a sight window dependent upon the installation location.

Gauge outputs, Operator Interface & Display
The MCT 360 is available with or without a local operator interface or display as all the processing is carried out within the sensor head and the measurement is output via 4-20mA, 0-10V, RS232, RS485 or any bus. Installation time and effort is minimised by dispensing with a local OI, but should samples be collected for cross checks an OI is useful... in this event, one could be simply plugged into the gauge at the sampling location.

The measurement
Moisture is available in all instances, oil and protein measurements are also available
for specific applications. Gauges are delivered pre-calibrated using samples held at our manufacturing facility, or using customer samples. The accuracy is application dependent, ranging typically from +/- 0.1% to +/- 0.5% for moisture.

Biofuel Applications

  • Wood pellets Wood Pellets
  • Straw
  • Bagasse -bioethanol
  • Sugar Beet - bioethanol
  • Grasses, e.g. miscanthus
  • Rapeseed - biodiesel
  • Corn – bioethanol, briquettes(stalks)
  • Wheat – bioethanol, briquettes(stalks)