Production and utilization aspects of waste cooking oil based biodiesel in Pakistan

Alexandria Engineering Journal

卷:60

Saima Yasin¹  Nehar Ullah²  M.A. Kalam²  M.A. Mujtaba²  Tanveer Iqbal²  Mohsin Kazmi²  Haris Mahmood Khan³  Chaudhry Haider Ali³  Muhammad Irfan³  H. Fayaz³  Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar³ 

[1] Corresponding authors.;

[2] Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan;

[3] Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering &

关键词: Biodiesel;    Waste cooking oil;    SWOT-AHP;    TOWS;    PESTLE;    Regional recommendations;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Excessive fuel demand thrusts the Pakistani government to import large volumes of fuel from foreign sources, creating adverse effects on the country’s economy. Therefore, exploring an alternative to fossil fuels is unavoidable. The option of environmentally friendly fuel like biodiesel produced from indigenous waste is an additional bonus for the populous developing country like Pakistan where likelihood of waste generation is huge. There exists a potential option for sustainable biodiesel production utilizing excessive waste cooking oil available in the country which otherwise is an ecological burden. The present work is focused to sturdily vindicate the appropriateness of waste cooking oil-based biodiesel generation and utilization in Pakistan through SWOT-AHP, TOWS and PESTLE analysis. The prioritization of SWOT through AHP in view of experts’ perception displayed the strengths and opportunities in highest group priority values (Strengths: 0.51, Opportunities: 0.29). Furthermore, TOWS analysis suggests promising strategies for the sustainable implementation of commercial aspect of waste oil-based biodiesel in Pakistan. Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental (PESTLE) analysis favors the strengths and opportunities factors of SWOT and TOWS strategies for the application of waste cooking oil based biodiesel in country. At the end, regional recommendations have been provided for the implementation of biodiesel production scenario in country.

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