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Manufacture of Biodiesel from Used Vegetable Oil as Renewable Energy and Environmental Recycled Process

American Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science
Vol.5 , No. 1, Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2018, Page: 1-7

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[1]	Jijingi Hemen Emmanuel, Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
[2]	Ambo Mamai Ezekiel, Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
[3]	Musa Abubakar Yebom, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Abstract

The increasing awareness of the depletion of fossil fuel resources and the environmental benefits of biodiesel fuel has made it more attractive in recent times. Its primary advantages deal with it being one of the most renewable fuels currently available and it is also non-toxic and biodegradable. It can also be used directly in most diesel engines without requiring extensive engine modifications. However, the cost of biodiesel is the major hurdle to its commercialization in comparison to petroleum-based diesel fuel. The high cost is primarily due to the raw material, mostly neat vegetable oil. Used cooking oil is one of the economical sources for biodiesel production. However, the products formed during frying, can affect the transesterification reaction and the biodiesel properties. The production of biodiesel from vegetable oil offers a triple-facet solution: economic, environmental and waste management. Thus, biodiesel produced from recycled frying oils has the same possibilities to be utilized. From an economic point of view; the production of biodiesel is very feedstock sensitive. From a waste management standpoint, producing biodiesel from used frying oil is environmentally beneficial, since it provides a cleaner way for disposing these products; meanwhile, it can yield valuable cuts in CO₂ as well as significant tail-pipe pollution gains. This study aims to define the requirements for biodiesel production by the esterification process, testing its quality by determining some parameters such as density, kinematics viscosity, high heating value, and comparing it to Diesel fuel. Therefore, it will be extremely helpful for taking rational decisions about the development of a biodiesel production plant.

Keywords

Biodiesel, Environmental, Feedstock, Renewable Energy, Vegetable Oil

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