Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste Materials
The main disadvantage of biodiesel is its high price. The price of biodiesel depends on various factors such as the price of oil, methanol, catalyst, and labor. Among dif-ferent economic factors, oil accounts for the largest share of input costs of biodiesel production. In this study, first, suitabl...
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| description | The main disadvantage of biodiesel is its high price. The price of biodiesel depends on various factors such as the price of oil, methanol, catalyst, and labor. Among dif-ferent economic factors, oil accounts for the largest share of input costs of biodiesel production. In this study, first, suitable heterogeneous catalysts were identified for biodiesel production. Several studies were carried out on biodiesel production using heterogeneous catalysts. All of these studies were designed to confirm that the pro-duction of biodiesel was cheaper than that of petroleum diesel. Waste materials as feedstock were used for this purpose. In transesterification reaction, waste cooking oil and waste materials were used as catalysts. Alkaline earth metal oxides catalysts are the best kind of heterogeneous catalysts. The catalytic reactivity of alkaline earth metal oxides including waste source of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide, CaO/Al2O3, CaO/SiO2, BaO/SiO2, and MgO/SiO2 were evaluated by the transesterification of oil and methanol. In this study, the costs of produced biodiesel were compared for different sources. The results indicated that the cost of produced biodiesel using synthetic catalysts was 1.26 to 1.49 times that using natural catalysts (1.26 and 1.49 are related to waste cooking oil and refined oil, respectively). Consequently, using waste cooking oils and natural catalysts is recommended for biodiesel production. Also, n-hexane as co-solvent was used to increase the solubility of methanol in oil. In presence of n-hexane, the cost of biodiesel production was approximately reduced by 16%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a4412f226d544c4b2b4e0e2133c30ed2022-12-22T01:09:16ZengUniversity of TehranJournal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering2423-673X2423-67212017-06-01511698010.22059/JCHPE.2017.62167Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste MaterialsMajid Mohadesi0gholamraza moradi1Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Energy, Kermanshah University of Technology, Kermanshah, IranChemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, IranThe main disadvantage of biodiesel is its high price. The price of biodiesel depends on various factors such as the price of oil, methanol, catalyst, and labor. Among dif-ferent economic factors, oil accounts for the largest share of input costs of biodiesel production. In this study, first, suitable heterogeneous catalysts were identified for biodiesel production. Several studies were carried out on biodiesel production using heterogeneous catalysts. All of these studies were designed to confirm that the pro-duction of biodiesel was cheaper than that of petroleum diesel. Waste materials as feedstock were used for this purpose. In transesterification reaction, waste cooking oil and waste materials were used as catalysts. Alkaline earth metal oxides catalysts are the best kind of heterogeneous catalysts. The catalytic reactivity of alkaline earth metal oxides including waste source of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide, CaO/Al2O3, CaO/SiO2, BaO/SiO2, and MgO/SiO2 were evaluated by the transesterification of oil and methanol. In this study, the costs of produced biodiesel were compared for different sources. The results indicated that the cost of produced biodiesel using synthetic catalysts was 1.26 to 1.49 times that using natural catalysts (1.26 and 1.49 are related to waste cooking oil and refined oil, respectively). Consequently, using waste cooking oils and natural catalysts is recommended for biodiesel production. Also, n-hexane as co-solvent was used to increase the solubility of methanol in oil. In presence of n-hexane, the cost of biodiesel production was approximately reduced by 16%.https://jchpe.ut.ac.ir/article_62167.htmlBasic heterogeneous catalystsBiodieselEconomyWaste catalystWaste cooking oil |
| spellingShingle | Majid Mohadesi gholamraza moradi Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste Materials Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Basic heterogeneous catalysts Biodiesel Economy Waste catalyst Waste cooking oil |
| title | Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste Materials |
| title_full | Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste Materials |
| title_fullStr | Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste Materials |
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| title_short | Biodiesel: A Cost-effective Fuel Using Waste Materials |
| title_sort | biodiesel a cost effective fuel using waste materials |
| topic | Basic heterogeneous catalysts Biodiesel Economy Waste catalyst Waste cooking oil |
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