Recent Strategy of Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil and Process Influencing Parameters: A Review

Cost of biodiesel produced from virgin vegetable oil through transesterification is higher than that of fossil fuel, because of high raw material cost. To minimize the biofuel cost, in recent days waste cooking oil was used as feedstock. Catalysts used in this process are usually acids, base, and li...

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Main Authors: A. Gnanaprakasam, V. M. Sivakumar, A. Surendhar, M. Thirumarimurugan, T. Kannadasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Energy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/926392