Fuzzy optimization of the esterification conditions in biodiesel production using karanja oil as feedstock

• Main Authors: Buenviaje, Cassandra Q., Cua, Darwin Tyson H., Pascual, Maria Patricia Isabel P., See, Caitlyn Danielle O.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Biodiesel fuels; Biomass chemicals; Esterification; Millettia pinnata; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_chemeng/4; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=etdb_chemeng
• Institution: De La Salle University

Current biodiesel production remains unsustainable and costly because of the use of refined edible oils as feedstock. The use of non-edible oils such as Karanja oil would contribute to making biodiesel production more economically competitive because of its availability and low cost. Many studies ha...