OPTIMIZATION OF BIODIESEL PRODUCED FROM WASTE COOKING OIL AND PALM OIL
The search for sustainable and environmentally sound alternative for diesel are permanent and biodiesel has been proven to be a viable alternative. Biodiesel is a form of diesel fuel that is sourced and produced from animal fats or plant oils. Numerous plant oils such as palm oil and waste coo...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report |
| Language: | English English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
2022
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| Summary: | The search for sustainable and environmentally sound alternative for diesel are
permanent and biodiesel has been proven to be a viable alternative. Biodiesel is a form
of diesel fuel that is sourced and produced from animal fats or plant oils. Numerous
plant oils such as palm oil and waste cooking oil have been utilized as feedstock to
produce biodiesel. Other than feedstocks, there are also different ways to produce
biodiesel, which could affect the yield and quality of the product. The purpose of this
project is to produce biodiesel by mixing WCO and another raw material such as palm
oil by using two different processes. The two types of processes applied in this study are
one step process and three-steps process. One step process includes transesterification,
while three-steps process includes pre-treatment, esterification, and transesterification.
The quality of the biodiesels produced from the two process differs from one another,
hence the biodiesels analyzed by using FTIR. The FTIR process determines the fatty
acids that are present in the produced biodiesels. Not only that, but the optimum
conditions of factors that influence the production of biodiesel are also optimized. There
are several factors that affects the yield of biodiesel, such as methanol to oil ratio,
amount of H2SO4 and KOH catalyst and palm oil to WCO ratio. Three of the most
influential factors were chosen through preliminary lab test and heatmap correlation.
The factors were further optimized by using RSM. The sustainability of utilizing WCO
to produce biodiesel is also discussed. |
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