Waste to Energy Potential of Domestic Waste Cooking Oil in Guayaquil: A review.

Published in: Engineering, Integration, and Alliances for a Sustainable Development. Hemispheric Cooperation for Competitiveness and Prosperity on a Knowledge-Based Economy: Proceedings of the 18th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Date of Conference: July 27-31, 2020
Location of Conference: Virtual
Authors: José Hidalgo (Universidad de Guayaquil, EC)
Silvia Coello (Universidad de Guayaquil, EC)
Tania Crespo (Universidad de Guayaquil, EC)
Jorge Amaya (Escuela Superior Politécnica Salesiana, EC)
Manuel Soto (Universidade da Coruña, ES)
Freddy Jervis (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral - ESPOL, EC)
Cesar Moreira (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral - ESPOL, EC)
Full Paper: #485

Abstract:

This paper examines the opportunity for waste cooking oil as a potential source of energy by means of (i) production of biodiesel, (ii) direct burning and (iii) biodegradation. It offers a profound review of existing literature and it measures possible uses of the waste cooking oil produced in the city of Guayaquil. In addition, important chemical and physical properties are presented after the development of a sampling process for after laboratory testing. Conclusions show that the most suitable technology is biodiesel generation, followed by biodegradation, but direct burning is found to be not a possible solution due to its kinematic viscosity.