Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 28, Issue 28, Pages 37679-37688Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13424-5
Keywords
Transesterification; Homer Pro; Sustainability; Clean energy; Techno-economic analysis; Waste minimization
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- Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology's Mechanical and Chemistry department
- King Fahd University
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The poultry chicken sector is facing waste management concerns, with researchers finding that poultry waste can be used as feedstock for biodiesel production. Experimental investigation shows that wasted chicken skin can be used for biodiesel production globally. Additionally, analysis suggests that biodiesel is a more environmentally friendly and sustainable fuel compared to conventional diesel.
One of the dominating meat supply industries, the poultry chicken sector, is facing waste management concerns worldwide. Due to high oil content containment, biofuel researchers emphasized poultry waste as abundant, cheap, and high-quality feedstock for biodiesel production. Therefore, in the current study, an experimental investigation of biodiesel production from wasted chicken skin through the transesterification process has been performed. The chicken skin used in this study for biodiesel production can be used as the potential waste source for biodiesel production worldwide. Techno-economic, environmental, and sustainability analyses were also performed. During the synthesis, the reaction was conducted with potassium hydroxide (KOH), and the process yielded 48% biodiesel. The cost of electricity for providing electricity is estimated at US$0.575 per kWh when an auto-sized generator has been fueled by biodiesel. The environmental and substantiality analysis found that biodiesel is more suitable than conventional diesel as an environmentally friendly and sustainable fuel.
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