Room: Poster Area B
Date: Monday, 09 June 2025
Time: 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Session code 5AV.2
Biofuels and renewable hydrocarbons
Co-Processing of Waste Cooking Oil and Hemp-Shives for an Intensified Production of Advanced Biodiesel
Short Introductive summary
This study presents a novel co-processing approach to enhance biodiesel quality by integrating waste cooking oil (WCO) with hemp shives through ethanolysis using aluminium triflate as a catalyst. Optimised conditions yielded high biodiesel and ethyl levulinate outputs, improving oxidative stability and cold flow properties. The approach demonstrates a sustainable, value-added method for producing advanced biodiesel using agricultural and food industry waste.
Presenter
Mardin ABDALQADIR
Teesside University, Engineering Dpt., UNITED KINGDOM
Presenter's biography
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Teesside University, UK, working across several UKRI-funded and industry-collaborative projects focused on biomass valorisation, sustainable materials, circular economy solutions, and CO2 sequestration.
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Co-authors:
L. Ozurumba, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UNITED KINGDOM
G. Akpah, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UNITED KINGDOM
D. Hughes, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UNITED KINGDOM
G. Taylor, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UNITED KINGDOM
O. Aboelazayem, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UNITED KINGDOM
Session reference: 5AV.2.33