Pretreatment of Sludge Palm Oil (SPO) for biodiesel production by esterification

• Main Authors: Hayyan, Adeeb, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Mohd Hakimi, Noor Irma Nazashida, Mohd Siran, Yosri, Tahiruddin, Shawaluddin
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/8225/1/Poster_%283%29_PIPOC_%28Dr_Dlwathig%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/8225/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Biodiesel is receiving an increased attention because of increases in crude oil prices, limited resources of fossil oil and environmental concerns. There has been renewed focus on using vegetable oils and animal fats to make biodiesel fuels. The main challenges in biodiesel industry are its producti...