Charges list

 

Facility Name

Academic Institutes

R & D,
Industry

 

 

Internal

External

1

Biodiesel production

 

FFA

250

275

300

(i)

1 Litre Biodiesel production (Including Washing & Drying)

 

Single step process

600

900

1200

 

Double step process

900

1200

1500

(ii)

5 Litre Biodiesel production (Including Washing & Drying)

 

Single step process

2500

4000

5500

 

Double step process

3500

5000

6500

(iii)

40 Litre Biodiesel production (Including Washing & Drying)

 

Single step process

12000

15000

17500

 

Double step process

17500

25000

32500

(iv)

Washing & drying of 1 Litre biodiesel

300

500

700

 

2

Biodiesel and Bio-oil Characterization

(i)

Calorific value

800

900

1000

(ii)

Cloud & Pour point

600

750

900

(iii)

Flash & Fire point

500

600

800

(iv)

Viscosity

350

500

650

(v)

Copper Corrosion strip

350

500

650

(vi)

Density, Moisture content

500

600

700

(vii)

Acid value

300

450

600

(viii)

Peroxide value

350

500

650

(ix)

All above properties

4150

5300

6550

 

3

Water Quality Analysis

(i)

pH

150

200

250

(ii)

Hardness (Temporary, Permanent, Total)

400

550

650

(iii)

Electrical Conductivity (EC)

150

200

250

(iv)

Turbidity

150

200

250

(v)

Salinity

200

300

400

(vi)

Chloride

300

400

500

(vii)

Dissolved Oxygen

200

300

400

(viii)

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

150

200

250

(ix)

Alkalinity

300

400

500

(x)

Total Suspended Solids

200

300

400

(xi)

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

1000

1200

1300

(xii)

Chemical Oxygen Demand

500

700

800

(xiii)

Bacteriological Test

2000

2500

3000

 

4

Gas Chromatography (TCD / FID)

(i)

Compositional analysis

1200

1200

1500

(ii)

Compositional Analysis with Molecular weight & cetane number Determination for biodiesel

2000

2250

2500

 

5

Atomic Absorption spectrometer (iCE-FIOS)

Available in both PPM and PPB level

(i)

Iron, Selenium, Manganese, Arsenic, Mercury

250 / metal

280 / metal

475 / metal

(ii)

Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel

200 / metal

240 / metal

400 / metal

 

6

High Temperature Autoclave Reactor

(i)

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) (1 litre capacity)

 

With solvent extraction and product (bio-oil, biochar, aqueous phase) separation

1300

1600

2200

 

Without solvent extraction (only crude)

1100

1350

1750

(ii)

Hydrothermal liquefaction (5 litre capacity)

 

With solvent extraction and product (bio-oil, biochar, aqueous phase) separation

2600

3200

4200

 

Without solvent extraction (only crude)

1700

2000

2600

 

(iii)

Hydrothermal Carbonization

 

1kg dry biomass

200

300

450

 

10 kg dry biomass

400

600

1000

 

7

Algal Cultivation & Oil Extraction

(i)

Algae cultivation (5L) using PBR for 15 days

3000

4500

6000

(ii)

Algae cultivation (50L) using PBR for 15 days

15000

20000

25000

(iii)

Extraction of lipids from microalgae using solvent method

2000

2500

3000

(iv)

Biodiesel production from lipids

1500

1800

2000

 

8

Proximate Analysis of Biomass/Solid Waste etc.,

 

 

 

 

Moisture content, Fixed Carbon, Volatile Matter, Ash content

1500

1750

2000

 

9

Biomass Properties as per ASTM Standards

 

 

 

 

Calorific value

800

900

1000

 

Bulk density

200

250

350

 

10

Biomass pelletization
(5 samples, 1 gram weight each)

200

300

400

 

11

CHNS analyser

 

 

Will be updated soon.

 

 

 

* Price is inclusive of tax

Acknowledgement:

Any journal publications / presentations / proceedings etc arising out of the above-mentioned research facility must be acknowledged by the users.

Please follow the following format for the acknowledgements:

"We acknowledge the <Name of facility> at Centre for Waste Management-International Research Centre, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai"