Co Products

Whilst biodiesel is the main component produced at Mertoil, the process creates other products which all have uses.

Glycerine
Crude glycerine generated within the process is currently being utilised as a performance enhancer for anaerobic digestion process for improving renewable gas yield. It is as an alternative fuel source helping to create renewable electricity.Besides that it has a lot of different usage from cosmetics to plastic.

Bio Fuel Oil
The heavier component produced during the distillation process is ‘biofuel oil’. This has credentials as a renewable fuel oil that can be used in various boiler applications both onsite and externally. This reduces the environmental impact of the manufacturing process.