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The Diesel Crew Making Biodiesel Fuel from Waste Cooking Oil. Solution - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Diesel CrewMaking Biodiesel Fuel from Waste Cooking Oil
The Crew pictured from left to right:Adam Alexander, Thomas Voss, Michael Lubben, Angus Richeson (All chemical concentration)
ProblemThere is an increase in demand for biofuels to supplement petroleum fuels. Biodiesel from soy bean oil has become a very popular solution over the last decade; however, using soy bean oil is very expensive and gives biodiesel a high energy cost.Furthermore, many people make biodiesel at home as a hobby, and the most common catalyst results in chemical waste.
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Triglyceride (Oil) Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (Biodiesel)GlycerolMethanol
SolutionThe Diesel Crew produced biodiesel from waste cooking oil from deep fryers, which is more economical, as it creates a valuable fuel from a waste. Our system uses a solid CaO catalyst that can easily be recovered and reused, resulting in no toxic waste. This catalyst is inexpensive, gives comparable reaction rates to traditional catalysts and is easy to use for a home biodiesel producer.
CaO
DesignThe Diesel Crew designed and prototyped a continuous system that cleans up the waste oil, converts it to biodiesel, purifies the product, and collects the other components to be recycled in the system.
Dewatering System
Waste Cooking Oil
Filtration
CSTR Reactor
PFR Reactor
Methanol Separation
Catalyst Separation
Glycerol Separation
Biodiesel Purification
(Polishing Column)
Final Filtration
Biodiesel Product
Methanol & Catalyst
Introduction
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