Temperature effect on the biodiesel quality from waste cooking oil by induction heating

Abstract

Increased energy consumption in Indonesia encourages energy conservation in the field of renewable energy. One form of energy that has been increasingly developed is the use of biodiesel as vehicle fuel. The process of biodiesel production can be done by various methods, such as the use of induction technology as a heat supply media in the transesterification reaction. This induction technology uses a non-contact process that utilizes magnetic field radiation in the metal so that it will generate heat from inside the metal material. The raw material used in this research is waste cooking oil by varying the reaction temperature used. Based on research that has been done, obtained high yield results at the use of a temperature of 60 degree C for the use of used cooking oil is 86.95 percent and the biodiesel products obtained are by the applicable quality standards in Indonesia.