Original scientific paper

Effect of Catalyst on Transesterification of Waste Vegetable Oils from Food Processing Facility

Zoran Iličković orcid.org/0000-0002-0081-5504 ; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerziteska ulica br. 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jasminka Sadadinović orcid.org/0000-0002-5521-4327 ; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerziteska ulica br. 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fehim Zilić ; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerziteska ulica br. 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eldin Redžić ; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerziteska ulica br. 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Converting waste vegetable oils from food processing facilities, restaurants and households to biodiesel by the transestrification reaction with methanol has important advantages for human health and environment. The transesterification reaction of waste vegetable oils is affected by free fatty acids and water content of oils and fats, type of alcohol, type and quantities of catalyst, reaction temperature and reaction time. Basic aim of this paper is to explore effect of type and quantities of catalyst on transesterification process of different waste vegetable oils from food processing facilities with methanol. Comparison of basic characteristics between produced biodiesel, industrially produced biodiesel and values from European standards for biodiesel fuel (EN14214) was made.

Keywords

biodiesel; waste vegetable oil; transesterification; type of catalyst

Hrčak ID:

47379

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/47379

Publication date:

14.12.2009.

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