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AUTHOR(S): Armela Mazrreku, Marilda Osmani, Belinda Hoxha, Jonilda Llupa, Basanja Shtylla, Ilirjan Malollari
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TITLE Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oils as Alternative Way to Manage WCO |
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ABSTRACT Biodiesel is an alternative promise to ensure the need for successful resources to save. Biodiesel has proven to be the best substitute for fossil oil due to its unique properties such as: low toxicity, no sulfur emission, no particulate pollution, significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and biodegradability. The production of biodiesel can be the solution to the problem of how to deal with the problems of cooking oils (WCO) and the problem related to environmental pollution. Every year, tons of WCO are flushed down toilets and drains, polluting water and creating serious problems in people's sewage plants. WCO is a list that can be used to produce biodiesel. The main basis of the study is to determine how the type of WCO (and how much it is related) in the obtained biodiesel information. Several processes have been created for the initiation of biodiesel, among which transesterification using alkaline catalysis gives high levels of conversion of triglycerides to their corresponding methyl esters in short reaction times. All cooking oils are used as raw materials, transesterification processes are adapted to occur and the recovery of high-quality glycerin from biodiesel by-products (glycerin) are the main options to be considered to reduce the cost of biodiesel. Some four main ways to make biodiesel are direct and extensive use, microemulsions, thermal cracking (pyrolysis) and transesterification. The most common method is transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats. The transesterification reaction is affected by the molar ratio of glycerides to alcohol, catalysts, reaction temperature, reaction time, and the free fatty acids and water content of the oils or fats. The mechanism and kinetics of transesterification show how the reaction occurs and progresses. |
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KEYWORDS waste cooking oils (WCO), biodiesel production, alcohol, transesterification, recycle |
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Cite this paper Armela Mazrreku, Marilda Osmani, Belinda Hoxha, Jonilda Llupa, Basanja Shtylla, Ilirjan Malollari. (2023) Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oils as Alternative Way to Manage WCO. International Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Systems, 8, 24-29 |
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