Chevron Renewable Energy Group Methyl Esters

Your reliable source for high-quality methyl esters

Chevron Renewable Energy Group began producing methyl esters in 1995 with its first biorefinery in Ralston, Iowa. Today, Chevron Renewable Energy Group is one of the leading methyl ester producers in the United States. Our nationwide production and logistics network, plus some of the most advanced quality control measures in the industry, ensure you鈥檒l receive excellent quality and quantity.

Chevron Renewable Energy Group offers the most advanced mix of methyl ester options in the industry with soy methyl esters and distilled or undistilled mixed methyl esters. Our methyl esters are also available across the country.

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Performance Benefits

  • Better handling and storage thanks听to a high Flash Point of >93
  • Biodegradable
  • Low toxicity
  • The FDA does not list methyl ester as an听ozone-depleting chemical (ODC), hazardous air听pollutant or volatile organic compound (VOC)

Methyl Esters Can Improve Adjuvants and Surfactants By:

  • Improving contact of spray droplets on plant surfaces
  • Penetrating more effectively through waxy surfaces
  • Increasing crop yields while lowering input costs
  • Enhancing biodegradability of product

Nature鈥檚 Solvents听

  • Powerful, high-performance solvent with a Kauri-Butanol (KB) value of at least 58
  • Can replace or be mixed with most petrochemical-based solvents
  • Lower evaporation rate

Chevron Renewable Energy Group offers some of the most advanced mix of methyl ester options in the industry with production facilities running various feedstock from vegetable based to tallow based along with distilled or听undistilled mixed methyl esters.

PARAMETER
 UNITS
 CHEVRON RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP
METHYL ESTERS听
Cloud (Haze)听Point
 掳颁
 听-3 to 15
Gardner Color
 N/A
 听2 to 12
Iodine Value
 N/A
 听40 to 140
Saponification Value
 mg KOH/g oil
 听185 to 200
Acid Number
 mg KOH/g
 听0.8
Moisture Content
 %mass
 听0.1
听Specific Gravity 听狈/础 听0.87 to 0.90
听<> 听%mass 听<>
听C16 听%mass 听5 to 25
听C18 听%mass 听30 to 90
听>C18 听%mass 听<>
听Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid 听%mass 听25 to 75
听Flash Point 听掳颁 听> 93

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