Cross Study

Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil

using Alkali Catalyst for Biodiesel
Production

BY FATIMA ALMARANI & XIAOHAN YU

Reviewed by Andrea Monsalve
 Introduction

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CONCERN SOLUTION METHOD

Environmental Biodiesel as WCO Recycling

Threats alternative fuel (Pre-treatment
by petroleum-based process)
diesel
 Body
What am I expecting to read?

WCO Pre-treatment process

Biodiesel production process
Use of Alkali Catalyst
Biodiesel chemical properties
If WCO is an effective feedstock to produce biodiesel
What is the research question?

To evaluate if recycling WCO using Alkali Catalyst is

an effective way to produce biodiesel
 How is this project done?

Transesterefication
Waste cooking oil Waste cooking oil
of WCO to
(WCO) pre-treatment
Biodiesel
 Reflective Study
What have I learned?

Waste cooking oil limitations (impurities)

Acid value: Method to determine the amount of free fatty acids

FFA content allowed to carry out the transesterification without

pre-treatment: 2%

Optimal conditions for a higher yield: 60 °C | 60 min | 1:6 oil

Acid catalyst necessitates a greater ratio than base (1:15, 1:16)

How is this project done?

Theoretical Result
How is this project done?

Chemical properties values of produced biodiesel

What is unclear for you in the text?

Waste Cooking Oil pre-treatment process:

More information about the acid value (range)

High FFA and water disadvantages

Solution: Acid esterification with methanol and sulfuric acid

and evaporate the water

Diagram of the process to understand the order of the steps

What would you like to know more about
when you study other's project?

Emphasize
Who How

Why

The method used to test a hypothesis

Improvements and Changes
Explicit research question

Methodology explained with diagrams

WCO pre-treatment process

Biodiesel production flowchart ( L. Ionel., 2011)

 Conclusion
WCO Pre-treatment process

Biodiesel production process

Use of Alkali Catalyst
Biodiesel chemical properties
If WCO is an effective feedstock to produce biodiesel

Good analysis and comparison with

comercial biofuel

Anything that might benefit my individual project?

Anything that might
benefit my individual
project?

Comparison table of fuel properties or

best quality standards :

Fuel proposed vs Comercial fuel

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