Alternative Fuel Source: Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) aka Used Cooking Oil [MERGED]

**rsnald** · January 9th, 2007 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by derfoj

Guys,

Try to do a search for Dr. Rico Cruz, he's a Filipino Scientist based in the U.S. He is claiming that he had made a ccatalys that could make biodiesel in about 6 hours by using used cooking oil. Byproducts are diesel and the ones used in making soap.

His nephew in Leyte (i think) is using it in his diesel engines. This has big potential for the fuel can be made by batching. We can even make it in our own backyards.

I hope he markets his catalyst here in the Philippines...

Nawa'y Patnubayan tayo ng MAYKAPAL sa ating paglalakbay.

matagal na yata yan work ni Dr. Cruz, 80's pa yata yan, if it's the same Dr. Cruz that developed the so-called "cruzterification" reaction. crude coco oil yata yung feed nya and nothing special about the catalyst. anyway,just mentioning this fact since I read the report made by a certain mr. or dr. cruz on making bd from crude or waste vo. i might be wrong of course

**sunny1214** · July 20th, 2007 01:59 PM

Hi to all members

I am starting a small personal project. but i need your help guys.
first of all my project is all about recycling of used fryer oil from restaurants and alike. i planned for this project a year ago after i saw it on cable(discovery). im starting with a small diesel engine, a Yanmar L40 powering a small 2kva generator and eventually to my car if the project successful and if using it for long term will not harm the engine. all are set and ready but one problem is the used oil itself. im having a hard time convincing people and showing the potential of this alternative fuel. if you happen to know someone who collect used oil from fast food chains pls let me know maybe i can get oil from them. i know it is for sale at least i can start with it. and hope that they sell it for alot less than what i canvassed. i was informed by the manager of a certain fastfood chain that their used oil is being collected and they dont sell it from outsiders.(a dead end for me). and those collectors are hired by their franchisee. I hope you can help me and thank you for reading my post

**impulzz** · July 20th, 2007 02:08 PM

sa mythbusters mo napanood yan noh? pag kakaalala ko, mileage is poor.

**sunny1214** · July 20th, 2007 02:18 PM

yup. naisip ko kasi may unused engine(4dr5) kami and a diesel generator. i want to personally test it kaya im starting this project and how to filter it as simple and economical as possible.

**badkuk** · July 20th, 2007 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by sunny1214

Hi to all members

i was informed by the manager of a certain fastfood chain that their used oil is being collected and they dont sell it from outsiders.(a dead end for me). and those collectors are hired by their franchisee.

hmm...why not figure out who these collectors are, then buy from them? although most probably the price would be a bit higher than when you bought straight from the resto.

imho, the bigger fast food chains are like that -- lots of strict protocols. pero madami pa naman mga kainan diyan.

Originally Posted by impulzz

sa mythbusters mo napanood yan noh? pag kakaalala ko, mileage is poor.

imho, so long as it doesn't spew dirty smoke, ok lang, patapon na rin naman ung oil eh B)

**garyq** · July 20th, 2007 04:38 PM

do you plan to use WVO(waste veggie oil) as straight fuel or convert this to biodiesel? If you plan to use straight WVO then you have to filter and heat it up before it goes into the combustion chamber. It will be a mechanical convertion(adaption). If you will convert WVO to BD then it will be a chemical convertion. The NET is awash with info regarding these convertions.

**4JGtootsie** · July 20th, 2007 04:39 PM

Medyo dead end talaga.
I think these collectors also sell it to be used as cooking oil again after refining it. Sa likod namin may pioneer chicken restaurant and some one collects it. What is funny is his bicycle is powered by an agricultural pump engine ang clutch system niya fan belt. I now wonder if he buys the used oil to run that engine.

**lolo pepe** · July 20th, 2007 11:48 PM

bakit di mo subukan puntahan yung mga suking restaurants, canteens o yung me catering business?

**ghosthunter** · July 21st, 2007 08:36 AM

There is an episode on FIFTH GEAR where the presenter has this old diesel M.BENZ and simply poured pure used vegetable cooking oil after filtering it overnight into his fuel tank. He used ordinary coffee filters to remove the dirt from the oil. He drove the Benz coast to coast of the United Kingdom and it was fueled by used vegetable cooking oil he asked from restaurants he found along the way.

**badkuk** · July 21st, 2007 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

There is an episode on FIFTH GEAR where the presenter has this old diesel M.BENZ and simply poured pure used vegetable cooking oil after filtering it overnight into his fuel tank. He used ordinary coffee filters to remove the dirt from the oil. He drove the Benz coast to coast of the United Kingdom and it was fueled by used vegetable cooking oil he asked from restaurants he found along the way.

saw something similar on top gear, although maikli lang ung segment. they filtered used cooking oil, then added some liquid to it, supposedly to make the oil more runny(no idea what it was; ethanol kaya?), then they loaded it onto an old volvo. tumakbo naman siya B)