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The results indicate that municipal secondary sludge is an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production, based on it’s favorable FAME content, which showed a high percentage of methyl oleate and a higher proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids compared to polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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Why is it important?
Simultaneous production of bio-diesel along with waste management
Perspectives
High energy prices, coupled with uncertainties about future petroleum supplies and an increasing recognition of the environmental impacts of fossil fuels, have led to global interests in developing biodiesel. However, at present, biodiesels cannot compete economically in the market. Considering the fact that up to 85% of the overall biodiesel production cost is associated with the feedstock or raw material, wastewater sludge rich in lipids is a cost-effective alternative of biodiesel production. With increasing urbanization and industrialization, wastewater treatment plants will be producing higher quantities of sludge each year making it a readily available feedstock for biodiesel production.
Dr Manish Kumar
Amity University
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This page is a summary of: Biodiesel production from municipal secondary sludge, Bioresource Technology, September 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.078.
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