Waste Cooking Oil Bio-Diesel Conversion & Characterization

The objective of this research project is to convert waste cooking oil to biodiesel for use in campus buses and other vehicles. Efforts are underway to have Kansas University (KU) designated as the Kansas state certification laboratory for fuel quality.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Advanced Vehicle Technology

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Office of Research, Development, and Technology
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kansas, Brandy Lake

  Brandy Lake, KS   
• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 31263

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Biodiesel fuels; Energy conversion; Oils; Wastes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cooking; Fuel quality
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01464992
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:53PM