crude cotton seed oil refinery project in lesotho

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How was waste oil collected in Cameroon?
  • Waste oil was collected from Sodecoton, a factory producing cotton seed oil in the Far North Cameroon. The WCSO was subjected to purification using activated coal, followed by transesterification under basic conditions (potassium hydroxide (KOH)), using methanol and ethanol.
  • What is the yield of transesterification of cottonseed oil?
  • The basic transesterification reaction of cottonseeds oil resulted in an average yield of 85.44% and 98.00% for 12:1 and 4:1 ethanol¨Coil ratios, respectively. These results confirm those of Xiaohu et al. [ 7] who also performed the transesterification of cottonseed oil under similar conditions and obtained a yield of 88%.
  • What is Lesotho's fuel consumption?
  • Like most countries in sub-Sahara Africa, Lesotho¡¯s fuel share of total final consumption is dominated by biofuels and waste at 57% followed by oil, 26%, electricity at 7% and coal at 7%.
  • Is cotton seed oil a waste?
  • These large quantities of waste cotton seed oil are not valorized and constitutes a real problem for the company. These wastes cannot be easily burned, due to their high moisture content, and therefore, they are usually disposed of in landfills. If not handled properly, these large amounts of wastes can have harmful environmental effects [ 4 ].
  • Can biodiesel be produced from waste cotton seed oil?
  • This article is focused on the production of biodiesel from the waste cotton seed oil (WCSO), after purification, as an alternative to fossil fuels. Waste oil was collected from Sodecoton, a factory producing cotton seed oil in the Far North Cameroon.
  • Is trans-esterification of SODECOTON waste oil a reliable way to generate biodiesel?
  • This present study sought to adopt trans-esterification of Sodecoton¡¯s waste oils as a reliable way to generate biodiesel, as well as curb the unregulated disposal and pollution caused by waste oils and, thus, evaluated the best reaction conditions for biodiesel production. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1.