Author(s)

Chin-Chiuan Lin¹, Ming-Chien Hsiao^2*, Peir-Horng Liao²

¹Department of Business Administration, Kun-Shan University, Tainan City.
²Department of Environment Engineering, Kun-Shan University, Tainan City.

This study proposed using waste frying oil rather than refined vegetable oil as an effective way to reduce the raw material cost of producing biodiesel. In addition, the ultrasonic-assisted two-step catalyzing Process was first adopted for the production of biodiesel from waste frying oil. The results show that the total reaction time was less than 50 min and the conversion rate of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) achieved was 97.1%. Therefore, the ultrasonic-assisted two-step catalyzing process has a potential application in producing biodiesel from waste frying oil.

Ultrasonic; Biodiesel; Waste Frying Oil

Lin, C. , Hsiao, M. and Liao, P. (2012) Ultrasonic-Assisted Production of Biodiesel from Waste Frying Oil Using a Two-Step Catalyzing Process. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 2, 117-121. doi: 10.4236/jsbs.2012.24018.