Document Type : Original Research Article

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1 Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Technology

2 BI T Sindri

3 Mechanical Engineering, Birsa Institute of Technology

4 Mechanical Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology

10.48309/ecc.2023.407376.1667

Abstract

Renewable fuels like biodiesel have grown increasingly important, it does not eliminate the risk of pollution and global warming completely, but it is less polluting than petroleum fuel. Global warming induced by fossil fuels, finite fossil fuel supplies, and a restricted pace of production have considerably raised the global price of fuel. Rising biodiesel production may be attributed to the significant cost savings and widespread availability of feedstock needed to make the fuel. Using waste cooking oil as a resource for the synthesis of biodiesel has been the subject of a number of research projects. Biodiesel may be made from a variety of sources, but one of the most common is used cooking oil via a process called transesterification. The process of transesterification converts used cooking oil into biodiesel. When combined with a catalyst like KOH or NaOH, ethanol is utilised as a reactant. The mixture is added into waste cooking oil and it is further processed to obtain biodiesel. The key parameters of the biodiesel vary from the petroleum diesel. Hence, biodiesel is not used as only fuel in the vehicle, but it is blended with the petroleum diesel to make it an effective fuel. Blending is carried out to improve the biodiesel's density, viscosity, flash point, and calorific value. According to the data, biodiesel has superior qualities over petroleum diesel, including a greater density, viscosity, and flash point. GC analysis of biodiesel showed that the oil sample could be used as fuel and may be a diesel replacement.

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