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

Haris Mahmood Khan; Tanveer Iqbal; Saima Yasin; Muhammad Irfan; Mohsin Kazmi; H. Fayaz; M.A. Mujtaba; Chaudhry Haider Ali; M.A. Kalam; Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar; Nehar Ullah

Alexandria Engineering Journal (Dec 2021)

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

Haris Mahmood Khan,
Tanveer Iqbal,
Saima Yasin,
Muhammad Irfan,
Mohsin Kazmi,
H. Fayaz,
M.A. Mujtaba,
Chaudhry Haider Ali,
M.A. Kalam,
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,
Nehar Ullah

Affiliations

Haris Mahmood Khan: Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.
Tanveer Iqbal: Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
Saima Yasin: Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
Muhammad Irfan: Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
Mohsin Kazmi: Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
H. Fayaz: Modeling Evolutionary Algorithms Simulation and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
M.A. Mujtaba: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, New Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.
Chaudhry Haider Ali: Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, KSK Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
M.A. Kalam: Center for Energy Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; Corresponding authors.
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar: Center for Energy Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Nehar Ullah: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 6
pp. 5831 – 5849

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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.

Published in Alexandria Engineering Journal

ISSN: 1110-0168 (Print); 2090-2670 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Egypt
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/alexandria-engineering-journal/

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