TY - GEN
T1 - Optimization of low cost biodiesel washing process from locally sourced materials for sub-Saharan Africa
AU - Croft, Max
AU - Seay, Jeffrey
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Using vegetable oils to produce biodiesel is commonly carried out around the world. Most techniques rely on sophisticated production methods that aren't appropriate for rural, underdeveloped regions. This presents a challenge since these regions don't have access to modern manufacturing processes. Tropical regions such as Cameroon are rich in biological resources. Most villages have limited electricity or industrial resources so a lowtech appropriate technology (AT) based approach is required. This project focuses on solving a key challenge in the production of biodiesel - removing the soap produced as a side product of the transesterification reaction - in a simple and cost effective method. Evaluation of locally available resources for different wash additives with varying pH was conducted to yield the optimal washing process.
AB - Using vegetable oils to produce biodiesel is commonly carried out around the world. Most techniques rely on sophisticated production methods that aren't appropriate for rural, underdeveloped regions. This presents a challenge since these regions don't have access to modern manufacturing processes. Tropical regions such as Cameroon are rich in biological resources. Most villages have limited electricity or industrial resources so a lowtech appropriate technology (AT) based approach is required. This project focuses on solving a key challenge in the production of biodiesel - removing the soap produced as a side product of the transesterification reaction - in a simple and cost effective method. Evaluation of locally available resources for different wash additives with varying pH was conducted to yield the optimal washing process.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84958568224
T3 - Student Poster Sessions 2014 - Core Programming Area at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting
SP - 400
BT - Student Poster Sessions 2014 - Core Programming Area at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting
T2 - Student Poster Sessions 2014 - Core Programming Area at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting
Y2 - 16 November 2014 through 21 November 2014
ER -