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Feasibility study for biodiesel production from crude palm oil / Nor Adila Said

By:

Nor Adila Said

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2012Description: xii, 66 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROMISBN:

THE0004586(Local)

Subject(s):

Biodiesel fuels

Dissertation note: Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Gas Technology)) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2012 Abstract: Biodiesel is well known as fatty acid alkyl methyl esters. It is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils, animal fats, or mixtures of vegetable oils and animal fats. It is produced by transesterification, with glycerol being produced as a by-product. Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly fuel which can be used in diesel engine without modification. Malaysia is a leading palm oil producers. Therefore, this study analyses the economic feasibility of producing palm oil based biodiesel in Malaysia in order to replace the diesel fuel consumption. The demand and cost production of palm oil biodiesel is estimated. It is found that the present price for biodiesel is RM 3.54 according to the optimum yield found in this study (88%) and this cost still consider high cost. But, in the future it might be considered reasonable price according to the market prices of fossil fuel and crude palm oil price. In current situation, Malaysia is sustaining all the challenges and issues. In future, palm biodiesel might be replaced with other feedstock diesel or biomass energy while palm diesel may face feedstock availability issue.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Final Year Report	UMPLIB GAMBANG	TP359.B46 A35 2012 rs Bc. (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not for loan		0000075008
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Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Gas Technology)) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2012

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Biodiesel is well known as fatty acid alkyl methyl esters. It is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils, animal fats, or mixtures of vegetable oils and animal fats. It is produced by transesterification, with glycerol being produced as a by-product. Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly fuel which can be used in diesel engine without modification. Malaysia is a leading palm oil producers. Therefore, this study analyses the economic feasibility of producing palm oil based biodiesel in Malaysia in order to replace the diesel fuel consumption. The demand and cost production of palm oil biodiesel is estimated. It is found that the present price for biodiesel is RM 3.54 according to the optimum yield found in this study (88%) and this cost still consider high cost. But, in the future it might be considered reasonable price according to the market prices of fossil fuel and crude palm oil price. In current situation, Malaysia is sustaining all the challenges and issues. In future, palm biodiesel might be replaced with other feedstock diesel or biomass energy while palm diesel may face feedstock availability issue.