Locally Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil and Grease Using a Deep Eutectic Solvent: Characterization, Thermal Properties, and Blend Performance
Neelam Khan, Sang H. Park, Lorraine Kadima, Carlove Bourdeau, Evelyn Calina, Charles Warren Edmunds, David P. Pursell
Abstract
O with only trace amounts of CO. Overall results indicate that the biodiesel synthesized using DES is a suitable fuel for campus utility vehicles in the local moderate temperature climate and affords increased local sustainability by using used DES repurposed in our chemistry teaching labs.
Topics & Concepts
Deep eutectic solventEutectic systemGreaseCharacterization (materials science)Biodiesel productionMaterials scienceBiodieselSolventWaste managementThermalChemical engineeringEnvironmental sciencePulp and paper industryMetallurgyChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisMicrostructureComposite materialEngineeringNanotechnologyPhysicsMeteorologyBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsIonic liquids properties and applicationsCatalysis for Biomass Conversion