A two-part project combining a biodiesel plant design report with a synthesis presentation on production routes using used cooking oil.
Overview
This project is split into two connected parts around biodiesel production from waste cooking oil.
The first part takes a process-design angle, focusing on equipment, balances, separations, and operating logic for a full biodiesel production setup.
The second part is more chemistry- and synthesis-focused, looking at the production route itself and comparing the practical tradeoffs of using ethanol as a greener alcohol.
Part
A plant-scale design for biodiesel production from used cooking oil, including pretreatment, acid esterification, base-catalyzed transesterification, decanting, methanol recovery, and supporting mass, energy, and cost analysis.
Part
A companion presentation focused on the chemistry and feasibility of producing biodiesel from used cooking oil and ethanol, with attention to the greener appeal of ethanol and the processing difficulties it introduces.
