| Summary: | There is an increasing interest towards the use of vegetable oils (palm oil in
Malaysia) in the much sought eco-friendly biodiesel production. This study focuses on the
biodiesel production using supercritical methanol. The main highlights of this process
include the un-necessity of catalyst and the insensitivity to the presence of free fatty acids
and water in the feedstock. In this study, steady state simulation and sensitivity analysis
of biodiesel production using supercritical methanol are performed. In the subsequent
part, cost analysis is done using the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. The feed oil is
found to be the main contributor to the total manufacturing cost.
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