Optimization Of Organic Candle Green Production From Waste Cooking Oil (Effect Of Ratio Of Oil Crystallizer To Waste Cooking Oil)

Normasleha, Yasin (2015) Optimization Of Organic Candle Green Production From Waste Cooking Oil (Effect Of Ratio Of Oil Crystallizer To Waste Cooking Oil). Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Nowadays, the habits of dumping waste cooking oil from homes and restaurant becomes one of the most critical problem which cause blockage and pollution to the river and sewage. The problem happens when the management of this waste is inherently messy and resulting in spillage and cause impacts to drainage and water system. Thus, when the drainage is blocked, extra costs are requires for the clean-up process of sewer overflows which could result in potential environmental health hazards. Hence, to help in solving this problem, the idea of producing an organic candle from waste cooking oil was proposed. Organic candle is refer to a candle which made from natural resources comes from plants, insects and animals waxes. As the cooking oil is made from vegetable fats, the properties are suitable to become one of the raw material needed in producing the organic candles. Thus, the aim for this project is to determine the optimal production capacity from waste cooking oil by analyzing the mixture ratio of waste cooking oil and the oil crystallizer. Generally, the experiment was conducted by adding the oil crystallizer into the waste cooking oil. There is one type of oil crystallizer used in this experiment which is 12-hydroxystearic acid (12HSA). The function of oil crystallizer is to solidify the cooking oil. Moreover, the safety analysis on the impact of combustion also conducted to ensure the soot produced during the burning of the organic candle is safe and 100% organic.

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