A TECHNICAL REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SCHEME (S.I.W.E.S)
TRAINING PROGRAMME
UNDERTAKEN AT
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PRODA)
EMENE INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, ABAKALIKI EXPRESSWAY ENUGU STATE
By
UGWU MARCELLINUS ONYEDIKACHI
CHE/2016/341

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CARITAS UNIVERSITY AMORJI NIKE ENUGU, ENUGU STATE.
JUNE - DECEMBER 2020

BEING A REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE STUDENT

INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME AND AWARD OF B.SC IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING.

INDUSTRIAL BASED SUPERVISOR: MR. ICHU BRIGHT CHIGOZIE

INSTITUTION BASED SUPERVISOR: ENGR. MRS. V. OTEGBULU
 DEDICATION
I dedicate this SIWES report to GOD Almighty my creator, my strong pillar, my source of
inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He has been the source of my strength
throughout this program and on HIS wings only have I soared. I also dedicate this work to my
parents who have encouraged me all the way and also for the financial assistance to ensure
that I fully participated and finished that which I started. To my supervisor MR. Ichu Bright
Chigozie and other staffs in the industry who saw that I was properly taught and worked with
all seriousness to get the necessary industrial experience I needed. I also dedicate this work to
all my family and friends who have been affected in every way possible by this quest. Thank
you. My love for you all can never be quantified. God bless you.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My profound gratitude goes to the Almighty GOD who kept me safe, and granted me good
health throughout my industrial training period.

My appreciation also goes to the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) for their foresight in putting
this program in place.

I acknowledge the immense contribution of the following people in making my SIWES

training a success. Firstly, my thanks goes to my industrial based supervisor MR. Ichu Bright
Chigozie for making my stay at PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PRODA) an
exciting and blissful one. Secondly to my parents for moral and financial support throughout
my training period.

I am also very grateful to everyone who made this experience possible and in particular,
Engr. Prof. J. I. Ume, without whom this experience would not have been possible.

Lots of thanks and gratitude goes to all members of my family, lecturers, friends, and well-
wishers for making my industrial training interesting.
 TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT PAGE

TITLE PAGE i
DEDICATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
ABSTRACT iv
TABLE OF CONTENT v
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLE

CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERVIEW OF SIWES

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

1.3 ORGANISATION AND OPERATION OF SIWES
1.4 MISSION AND VISION OF SIWES
1.5 BENEFITS OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING TO STUDENTS

CHAPTER TWO
2.0 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PRODA)
2.1 BRIEF HISTORY OF PRODA
2.2 PRODA’S LOCATION
2.3 ORGANISATIONAL CHART OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
2.3.1 PRODA’S DEPARTMENTS AND UNITS
2.4 MISSION AND VISION
2.5 PRODA’S MANDATE

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 INTRODUCTION TO BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION
3.1 AIM OF THIS WORK
3.2 MATERIALS AND FEED STOCK
3.3 METHODOLOGY
3.3.1 WASTE COOKING OIL (WCO)
 3.3.2 PRE-TREATMENT OF WASTE COOKING OIL
3.3.3 PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING FFA
3.4 BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION PROCESSES
3.4.1 LAB SCALE BATCH REACTOR METHOD
3.5 ESTERIFICATION OF TREATED VEGETABLE OIL
3.5.1 ESTERIFICATION EQUIPMENTS
3.5.2 ESTERIFICATION REACTION PARAMETERS FOR BATCH 1
3.5.3 THE ESTERIFICATION COMPONENTS FOR BATCH 1 INCLUDES
3.5.4 THE EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR ESTERIFICATION REACTION
3.6 TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION
3.6.1 THE CaO HETEROGENEOUS BASE CATALYST
3.6.2 TRANSESTERIFICATION EQUIPMENTS
3.6.3 TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION PARAMETERS FOR BATCH 1
3.6.4 TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION COMPONENTS FOR BATCH 1
3.7 SEPARATION
3.8 PURIFICATION OF BIO-DIESEL
3.8.1 WASHING THE BIO-DIESEL
3.8.2 HEATING OF THE BIO-DIESEL
3.9 ESTERIFICATION REACTION PARAMETERS FOR BATCH 2
3.9.1 THE ESTERIFICATION COMPONENTS FOR BATCH 2 INCLUDES
3.10 TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION PARAMETERS FOR BATCH 2
3.10.1 TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION COMPONENTS FOR BATCH 2

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 EQUIPMENTS AND USES DURING BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION
4.1 MAGNETIC STIRRER HOTPLATE
4.2 THERMOMETER
4.3 ALUMINIUM FOIL
4.4 MAGNETIC STIRRER BAR
4.5 3 NECK ROUND BOTTOM FLASK
4.6 REFLUX CONDENSER
4.7 RETORT STAND AND CLAMP

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 CONCLUSION, SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 CONCLUSION
5.2 SUMMARY
5.3 RECOMMENDATION