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. The cost of biodiesel, however, 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. This paper attempts to review various technological methods of
biodiesel production from used cooking oil. The analytical methods for high quality biodiesel fuel from
used cooking oil like GC, TLC, HPLC, GPC and TGA have also been summarized in this paper. In addition,
the specifications provided by different countries are presented. The fuel properties of biodiesel fuel
from used cooking oil were also reviewed and compared with those of conventional diesel fuel.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001282 |
| Date | 08 January 2009 |
| Creators | Enweremadu, CC, Mbarawa, MM |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | c 2009 Elsevier Ltd. |
| Relation | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |
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