Preparation of Biofuel from Kitchen Waste Cooking Oil

Moving toward a sustainable ecosystem requires the mitigation of the ecological impacts caused by various human activities. Energy generation is one such major activity as most of it is sourced from fossil fuels like coal and oil. Fossil fuel utilization serves as the prime source of atmospheric pollution as well, and their shortage is perpetually increasing their prices. Diesel is a major source of fuel for many industrial operations in major economies. This increases its demand to an extent where the procurement of diesel becomes challenging, especially for small-scale industries. The pollution caused by diesel can’t be controlled in this situation. Biofuels are among the promising alternatives to diesel fuels. The source material used for biofuel production is wood, biomass, vegetable oils, and waste cooking oils (WCOs). Using waste vegetable oil to synthesize biodiesel through transesterification will minimize the raw material cost. The conversion of waste vegetable oil contributes to solving major problems like energy security, pollution, and food security. In this study, biofuel is prepared from WCO, and the physiochemical properties and parameters were tested. It was discovered that the initial moisture content was 1.02%, and the process produced a 75% yield of biodiesel.