Top

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Published in:

15-11-2016 | Original Paper

Biodiesel production from scum of grease traps and sludge from septic tanks

Authors: J. P. Oliveira, P. W. P. Antunes, T. Z. Mordente, A. R. Santos, L. M. Pinotti, S. T. A. Cassini

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 4/2017

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config

AI-assisted search

Off

Abstract

Scum from grease traps and sludge from wastewater are an oil-rich waste from the wastewater treatment plants. To mitigate possible negative impacts on the environment, the production of biodiesel from grease traps and sludge from sumps and septic tanks was investigated. These wastes are characterized by a high content of free fatty acids (FFA) and processed towards biodiesel by acidic esterification. The reaction of FFAs by an acid catalyst was optimized through a response surface methodology. The best conversion (95.3%) was obtained with acid catalyser (1.5% w/w oil/4 h) and raw material from the grease trap at the university restaurant at 70 °C and a molar ratio of 1:9 (oil/alcohol). In conclusion, there is viability of biofuels production through the use of sanitation waste as raw material.

Graphical Abstract

Scum and sludge are an oil-rich waste from the sewage treatment plants. To mitigate possible negative impacts on the environment, these raw materials were used as feedstock for biodiesel production.

previous article Selective synthesis of 1-(1-naphthyloxy)-2,3-epoxypropane from 1-naphthol and epichlorohydrin under solid–liquid phase transfer catalysis: a waste minimization strategy

next article Solar photocatalysis at semi-pilot scale: wastewater decontamination in a packed-bed photocatalytic reactor system with a visible-solar-light-driven photocatalyst

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

ABNT (2004) Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas, Amostragem de Resíduos–procedimento–NBR 10007. São Paulo, Brazil. https://www.abntcatalogo.com.br. Accessed 25 Sept 2015

Adewale P, Dumont MJ, Ngadi M (2015) Recent trends of biodiesel production from animal fat wastes and associated production techniques. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 45:574–588CrossRef

Aitao LI, Thao PN, Jinyong Y, Kaiyuan T, Zhi L (2012) Whole-cell based solvent-free system for one-pot production of biodiesel from waste grease. Bioresour Technol 114:725–729CrossRef

ANP (2010) Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum Natural Gas and Biofuels, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. www.anp.gov.br/petro/legis_biodiesel.asp. Accessed 08 May 2014

AOCS—American Oil Chemists Society (1997) Official method Ca-5a-40- free fatty acids. Boulder, Urbana

ASTM—American Society for Testing and Materials (2001) Annual book of ASTM, section 5 petroleum products. Lubricants and Fossil Fuels, West Conshohocken

Badday AS, Abdullah AZ, Lee KT (2013) Optimization of biodiesel production process from Jatropha oil using supported heteropolyacid catalyst and assisted by ultrasonic energy. Renew Energy 50:427–432CrossRef

Balat M (2011) Potential alternatives to edible oils for biodiesel production–a review of current work. Energy Convers Manage 52:1479–1492CrossRef

Barros AAC, Wust E, Meier HF (2008) Evaluate the waste fatty acid by scientific and technical study to obtain biodiesel. Eng Sanit Ambient 13:255–262CrossRef

Bondioli P (2004) The preparation of fatty acids esters by means of catalytic reactions. Top Catal 27:77–82CrossRef

Chen X, Du W, Liu D (2008) Response surface optimization of biocatalytic biodiesel production with acid oil. Biochem Eng J 40:423–429CrossRef

Ezebor F, Khairuddean M, Abdullah AZ, Boey PL (2014) Esterification of oily-FFA and transesterification of high FFA waste oils using novel palm trunk and bagasse-derived catalysts. Energy Convers Manag 88:1143–1150CrossRef

Freedman B, Pryde EH, Mounts TL (1984) Variables affecting the yields of fatty esters from transesterified vegetable oils. JAOCS 61:1638–1643

Kulkarni MG, Dalai AK (2006) Waste cooking oil—an economical source for biodiesel: a review. Ind Eng Chem Res 45:2901–2913CrossRef

Kumar G, Kumar D, Johari RP, Singh CP (2011) Enzymatic transesterification of Jatropha curcas oil assisted by ultrasonication. Ultrason Sonochem 18:923–927CrossRef

Leung DYC, Xuan W, Leung MKH (2010) A review on biodiesel production using catalyzed transesterification. Appl Energy 87:1083–1095CrossRef

Lucena IL, Saboya RMA, Oliveira JFG, Rodrigues ML, Torres JAEB, Cavalcante CL (2011) Oleic acid esterification with ethanol under continuous water removal conditions. Fuel 90:902–904CrossRef

Ma LL, Han Y, Sun KA, Lu J, Ding JC (2015) Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of the esterification of acidified oil catalyzed by sulfonated cation exchange resin. J Energy Chem 24:456–462CrossRef

Mello VM, Oliveira FCC, Fraga WG, Nascimento CJ, Suarez PAZ (2008) Determination of the content of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in biodiesel samples obtained by esterification using 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Magn Reson Chem 46:1051–1054CrossRef

Mondala A, Liang K, Toghiani H, Hernandez R, French T (2009) Biodiesel production by in situ transesterification of municipal primary and secondary sludges. Bioresour Technol 100(1203):1210

Muhammad NS, Rohani S (2011) Experimental analysis of lipid extraction and biodiesel production from wastewater sludge. Fuel Process Technol 92:2241–2251CrossRef

Oliveira JFG, Lucena IL, Saboya RMA, Rodrigues ML, Torres AEB, Fernandes FAN, Cavalcante CL, Parente EJ (2010) Biodiesel production from waste coconut oil by esterification with ethanol: the effect of water removal by adsorptionRenewable. Energy 35:2581–2584

Oliveira JP, Antunes PWP, Pinotti LM, Cassini STA (2014) Physico-chemical characterization of oily sanitary waste and of oils and greases extracted for conversion into biofuels. Quim Nova 37:597–602

Oliveira JP, Antunes PWP, Santos AR, Mordente TZ, Pinotti LM, Cassini STA (2016) Transesterification of Sanitation Waste for Biodiesel production. Waste Biomass Valorization. doi:10.1007/s12649-016-9581-6

Ramadhas AS, Jayaraj S, Muraleedharan C (2005) Biodiesel production from high FFA rubber seed oil. Fuel 84:335–340CrossRef

Revellame E, Hernandez R, French W, Holmes W, Alley E (2010) Biodiesel from activated sludge via in situ transesterification. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 85:614–620CrossRef

Rhee CH, Martyn PC, Kremer JG (1989) Removal of oil and grease in oil processing wastewater sanitation district of Los Angeles County, U.S.A

Sanli H, Canakci M, Alptekin E (2013) Predicting the higher heating values of waste frying oils as potential biodiesel feedstock. Fuel 115:850–854CrossRef

Wiltsee G (1998) Urban waste grease resource assessment. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado: NREL/SR-570-26141

Title: Biodiesel production from scum of grease traps and sludge from septic tanks
Authors: J. P. Oliveira
P. W. P. Antunes
T. Z. Mordente
A. R. Santos
L. M. Pinotti
S. T. A. Cassini
Publication date: 15-11-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-016-1308-7

Springer Professional

Abstract

Graphical Abstract

Please log in to get access to your license.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Technik"

Other articles of this Issue 4/2017

Overcoming internal barriers to industrial energy efficiency through energy audit: a case study of a large manufacturing company in the home appliances industry

Isolation and characterization of seven quorum quenching bacteria for biofouling control in MBR

Biogas production from energy crops in northern Greece: economics of electricity generation associated with heat recovery in a greenhouse

Fixed versus sun tracking solar panels: an economic analysis

Modelling and optimization of syngas production by methane dry reforming over samarium oxide supported cobalt catalyst: response surface methodology and artificial neural networks approach

Environmental impacts of utilizing waste steel slag aggregates as recycled road construction materials