Hands-on Training the Engineering Students on Biodiesel Production using Waste Vegetable Oils

Energy is playing a vital role in human life and mainly produced from the fossil fuels worldwide.Due to the extensive usage of energy obtained from fossil fuels, alternative sources of energy should be sought for the future demands.Biodiesel can be one of the alternative energy sources to replace the fossil fuels because of the lower emissions and lower harmful exhaust gases.Biodiesel can be directly used or blended with other diesel products to manage some of the pollution and emission problems.In today's conditions, the optimum blend of biodiesel to the diesel seems to be about 10 wt.% (or B10).The emissions and particulates can be adjusted after appropriate blends of biodiesel into the petroleum-based diesel.During the present study, the undergraduate engineering students were trained on biodiesel production using a waste vegetable oil.The major goals of this study were to extract the biodiesel from the waste vegetable oil, improve biodiesel properties and train the undergraduate engineering students on the renewable energy systems for their future careers.