Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil

The oil crises in the world is not insurmountable, because the fossil fuels that are not produced anymore. But we can still find ALTERNATIVE using biodiesel is still possible to be developed or grown.

Distance can use biodiesel Oil, Palm Oil, Oil Seed Sun, and others. In fact we can also use cooking oil (used cooking oil) the price is very cheap. Used cooking oil can be obtained from food industry waste. Although it initially looks attractive because it is dirty and smell bad, but after being given Bleaching Earth used cooking oil it will become clearer as separate from the droppings.

Ways of making biodiesel from used cooking oil as follows:

1. Combine cooking oil with methoxide acid (which is the reaction of NaOH with methanol)
2. Heat the reaction in the temperature above 60 ° C (do not exceed 70 ° C due to the saponification reaction) for about 1 hour
3. Will form two layers
4. The bottom of the glycerol formed (can be used for soap base material)
5. The top of which is the biodiesel is washed with water.
6. Separate from the water.

Biodiesel can be used with gasoline or diesel fuel blended at.
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