scholarly journals Eco-efficiency Level of Production Process of Waste Cooking Oil to be Biodiesel with Life Cycle Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 10004
Author(s):  
Sri Hartini ◽  
Diana Puspitasari ◽  
Nabila Roudhatul Aisy ◽  
Yusuf Widharto
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Cooking Oil

Lack of awareness and knowledge of environmental protection, many people discard cooking oil waste. According to several studies, cooking oil waste can be processed into more valuable products through certain processes that require energy and material. Biodiesel is an example. Beside biodiesel, the production process also produces non-product output. Thus, efforts to utilize cooking oil waste into more valuable products also have a negative impact on the environment. This study aims to measure the environmental impact of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil and compare it if it is discharged to landfill without the recycling process. Measurement of environmental impacts is carried out using a Life Cycle Assessment. Measurement of the environmental impact of biodiesel processing from cooking oil waste is based on a process carried out at a research institute. The measurement results state that the disposal of cooking oil waste has an adverse effect on the ecotoxicity category. Whereas the processing of cooking oil waste into biodiesel has advantages in the categories of climate change, the formation of photochemical oxidants, fine dust, oil and gas depletion, and water pressure indicators. the level of eco efficiency from processing waste cooking oil to biodiesel produces a value close to one which means that the production process is affordable but not yet sustainable.

A Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Produced From Waste Cooking Oil

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sierra Spencer ◽  
Malia Scott ◽  
Nelson Macken
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Oil Refining ◽  
Soy Oil ◽  
Waste Oil ◽  
Cumulative Energy ◽  
Cooking Oil

Biofuels have received considerable attention as a more sustainable solution for heating applications. Used vegetable oil, normally considered a waste product, has been suggested as a possible candidate. Herein we perform a life cycle assessment to determine the environmental impact of using waste vegetable oil as a fuel. We present a cradle to fuel model that includes the following unit processes: soybean farming, soy oil refining, the cooking process, cleaning/drying waste oil, preheating the oil in a centralized heating facility and transportation when required. For soybean farming, national historical data for yields, energy required for machinery, fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium), herbicides, pesticides and nitrous oxide production are considered. In soy oil refining, steam production using natural gas and electricity for machinery are considered inputs. Preprocessing, extraction using hexane and post processing are considered. In order to determine a mass balance for the cooking operation, oil carryout and waste oil removal are estimated. During waste oil processing, oil is filtered and water removed. Data from GREET is used to compute global warming potential (GWP) and energy consumption in terms of cumulative energy demand (CED). Mass allocation is applied to the soy meal produced in refining and oil utilized for cooking. Results are discussed with emphasis on improving sustainability. A comparison is made to traditional fuels, e.g., commercial fuel oil and natural gas. The production of WVO as fuel has significantly less global warming potential but higher cumulative energy consumption than traditional fuels. The study should provide useful information on the sustainability of using waste cooking oil as a fuel for heating.

scholarly journals Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil and Chicken Fat as an Alternative Fuel for Diesel Engine

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Ribwar K. Abdulrahman
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Chicken Fat ◽  
Cooking Oil

In recent decade, the demand for fuel as a source of energy has been dramatic. In fact, many oil and gas reservoirs are declining around the world. The use of fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas is contributing to the phenomenon of global warming. This is because it emits high quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Thus, many researchers and energy companies are investigating the production of an environmental friendly fuel that reduces the emission of greenhouse gases. Thus, bio fuel is one of the most obvious alternative sustainable fuels that can be produced from used vegetable oil and animal fats as well. Indeed, it has several advantages. For example, a biodegradable and a renewable energy reduces global warming phenomenon. Thus, this work is an attempt to produce a biodiesel fuel from chicken fat and waste cooking oil. Also, it was found that it is possible to produce biodiesel from chicken fat and waste cooking oils using transesterification reaction method. Furthermore, the process optimization was also adopted; for example, methanol to oil ratio. It has been found that the yield percentages of the produced biodiesel is increased by increasing the amount of methanol. In addition, the maximum conversion to ester could be achieved at methanol: oil ratio about 7:1. at 60 °C.

Sustainable Biodiesel Production From Blends of Waste Cooking Oil and Microalgae Oil

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Y. Sugai ◽  
José V. C. Vargas ◽  
Wellington Balmant ◽  
Priscila P. Dario ◽  
Leonardo C. Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Economical Analysis ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Energy And Exergy ◽  
Microalgae Oil ◽  
Alternative Sources

Abstract Waste cooking oil and microalgae oil could become alternative raw materials for biodiesel production in the global quest for energetic sustainability. However, the technical and economic viability of the biodiesel production process from these alternative sources has not been fully investigated yet, within the knowledge of the authors. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to carry out an exergetic and economical analysis of the biodiesel production process from blends of waste cooking oil and microalgae oil. Initially, the mass, energy and exergy balances of the process of the biodiesel production was conducted. Then, an optimization procedure was executed with the selected objective functions. The results showed that it is possible to optimize the process as a function of the ratio of destroyed exergy system by the amount of ester produced, generating a profit of $ 29.50 per second, for an ratio of oil/ethanol of 3.7/1. In conclusion, the proposed model can also be used in the future for performing the exergoeconomic optimization of biodiesel production processes from blends of waste cooking oil and microalgae oil, aiming at achieving process sustainability.

Life cycle assessment analysis of an ultrasound-assisted system converting waste cooking oil into biodiesel

2020 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 1352-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mortaza Aghbashlo ◽  
Meisam Tabatabaei ◽  
Sama Amid ◽  
Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha ◽  
Benyamin Khoshnevisan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Ultrasound Assisted

EXERGETIC AND THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION PROCESS FROM WASTE COOKING OIL

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Sugai ◽  
Priscila Paola Dario ◽  
Wellington Balmant ◽  
Diego de Lima Sousa ◽  
Leonardo Cavalheiro Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Cooking Oil

An Environmental Impact of a Wooden and Brick House by the LCA Method

2016 ◽  
Vol 688 ◽  
pp. 204-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozef Mitterpach ◽  
Jozef Štefko
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Alternative Materials ◽  
Wooden House ◽  
Stone Wool ◽  
Materials Used

The main objective of this paper thesis is to determine the environmental impact of two houses made of two alternative materials - a wooden and a brick house - using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). By comparing the material composition of their design to determine the environmental impacts of global warming, human health, consumption of resources and ecosystem quality. An overall comparison showed that the materials for the construction of a wooden house have less negative impact on the environment than materials for the construction of a brick house. Using the GWP method, results show that the materials for the construction of a brick house leave twice the carbon footprint in the environment than materials for a wooden house. This resultant state is mainly due to the use of natural materials in the wooden house (wood, fibre insulation), unlike the materials used in the brick house (ceramic masonry, insulation from stone wool) and so on.

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