Experimental Analysis On Biodiesel Production From Waste Cooking Oil Using Conventional Method

Jayadhasan, Jayaratnam (2015) Experimental Analysis On Biodiesel Production From Waste Cooking Oil Using Conventional Method. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

As the price of crude oil increases day by day, many people are switching to biodiesel in order to save money and decrease the dependence on fossil fuels. In the current market, biofuels are expensive to produce and the investment put into this industry is fairly low. Usage of waste products such as Waste Cooking Oil as the raw feedstock and cockle as catalyst would reduce the production cost, hence increase the production of biodiesel. This study is focused on producing biodiesel with highest yield percentage via Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil using calcined cockle as catalyst at various Methanol to Oil Ratio, Catalyst Weight Percentage, Reaction Time and Reaction Temperature of 60 ºC to 64 ºC. The study showed that methanol to oil ratio and catalyst weight percentage directly affects the yield percentages with the effects of methanol to oil ratio slightly higher compared to effect of catalyst weight percentage. At Methanol to Oil ratio of 15:1, 12% catalyst weight percentage and 2 hour of reaction time with reaction temperature of 60 ºC to 64 ºC a high percentage of yield was produced at 94.4%. The end product biodiesel was tested for few selected properties and the result obtained showed that the values of the tests are within the allowed range of ASTM D 6751, making it as an acceptable B 100 biodiesel.

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