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<p>The extraction of Biodiesel from vegetable oil is time-consuming and requires human involvement to perform and keep track of chemical titration, stirring, and washing the product for each batch of production. A well-designed system can significantly eliminate human interaction and expedite the whole process. The construction of an inexpensive automated biodiesel plant can help produce Biodiesel on a large scale and make a breakthrough in Bangladesh’s economy as no such effort has been undertaken so far. To achieve the desired aim, this paper focuses on implementing the construction of a cheap, compact, and automatic system that will exhaustively reduce human interactions and the processing time and increase biodiesel yield. For this purpose, an automated biodiesel processor was designed and constructed in conjunction with pumps, solenoid valves, level sensors, temperature sensors, etc., using a programmable logic controller (PLC). Upon completing a full cycle, the plant delivers certified Biodiesel and the leftover by-products are collected for further recycling. Different batches of Biodiesel were produced. A comparative study of the physical properties of the fuel and the diesel engine’s performance characteristics by these fuel samples was analysed and showed satisfactory results.</p>
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The extraction of Biodiesel from vegetable oil is time-consuming and requires human involvement to perform and keep track of chemical titration, stirring, and washing the product for each batch of production. A well-designed system can significantly eliminate human interaction and expedite the whole process. The construction of an inexpensive automated biodiesel plant can help produce Biodiesel on a large scale and make a breakthrough in Bangladesh’s economy as no such effort has been undertaken so far. To achieve the desired aim, this paper focuses on implementing the construction of a cheap, compact, and automatic system that will exhaustively reduce human interactions and the processing time and increase biodiesel yield. For this purpose, an automated biodiesel processor was designed and constructed in conjunction with pumps, solenoid valves, level sensors, temperature sensors, etc., using a programmable logic controller (PLC). Upon completing a full cycle, the plant delivers certified Biodiesel and the leftover by-products are collected for further recycling. Different batches of Biodiesel were produced. A comparative study of the physical properties of the fuel and the diesel engine’s performance characteristics by these fuel samples was analysed and showed satisfactory results.

Performance Analysis of An Automated Biodiesel Processor

Industrial and Production Engineering Department

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The extraction of Biodiesel from vegetable oil is time-consuming and requires human involvement to perform and keep track of chemical titration, stirring, and...

Performance Analysis of An Automated Biodiesel Processor

Publicado en línea: 27 feb 2022

Páginas: 84 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0008

Palabras clave
Alternative energy, biodiesel, biodiesel processor, programmable logic controllers, vegetable oil

© 2022 Adib Bin Rashid et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Performance Analysis of An Automated Biodiesel Processor

Publicado en línea: 27 feb 2022

Páginas: 84 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0008

Palabras claveAlternative energy, biodiesel, biodiesel processor, programmable logic controllers, vegetable oil

© 2022 Adib Bin Rashid et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Alternative energy, biodiesel, biodiesel processor, programmable logic controllers, vegetable oil