Abstract
This investigation highlights the feasibility of microemulsion based hybrid biofuel from waste cooking oil (WCO) as an alternative to petro diesel. In this study, microemulsification to produce biofuel has been demonstrated as energy intensive and economically viable alternative route of liquid biofuel production. The microemulsion based hybrid biofuel systems formulated using ethanol as dispersed phase exhibited fuel properties which satisfied ASTM D6751 standards for biodiesel. This study also emphasizes the preparation of simple biofuel system by microemulsification without using any externally added surfactant. These simple fuel systems formulated only by using butan-2-ol as cosurfactant showed excellent physical stability with the formation of transparent Winsor IV systems. The presence of nano-sized droplets in the formulations confirmed the formation of reverse micellar microemulsion system. Moreover, cold flow properties of the systems were much superior to that of biodiesel. The present investigation suggests that the microemulsion based biofuel systems formulated from WCO can be an attractive candidate for biofuel industry in near future.
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