Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: process optimization
Convert waste cooking oil to biodiesel and optimize catalyst amount, methanol ratio, temperature and time for yield and fuel quality.
Scope
- Pre-treat oil (filtration, free fatty acid reduction).
- Run transesterification experiments planned with a Design of Experiments method.
- Test yield, density, viscosity and flash point against standard specifications.
- Do a simple cost estimate for a small-scale unit.