Techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production process from waste cooking oil using catalytic membrane reactor and realistic feed composition

• Main Authors: Budiman Abdurakhman, Y., Adi Putra, Z., Bilad, M.R., Md Nordin, N.A.H., Wirzal, M.D.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institution of Chemical Engineers 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047056343&doi=10.1016%2fj.cherd.2018.04.044&partnerID=40&md5=adb2191c79c39f83c396b63b862e551e; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/20586/

Since the use of virgin oil as feedstock to biodiesel production leads to competition between food and energy sources, waste cooking oil (WCO) has been proposed as an alternative. However, due to its high concentration of free fatty acids (FFA), its use in the conventional process that uses alkali c...