The Production of Biodiesel Is Sustainable and Profitable Energy Source for Pakistan

Abstract

The requirement of energy play vital role of life activities now a days. Pakistan energy requirement will increased three times in 2050. Environmental issues, rising fuel prices and energy sustainability are the major problems of 21st century. To increase the population, urbanization and industrialization the energy demand and consumption are increasing day to day. Major sources are fossil fuel like that coal, crude oil and natural gas are not meeting the energy requirement so that to found new alternative renewable energy sources for world energy demand. Biodiesel and green diesel are the alternative biomass fuel in these days. The production of power, heat and transport biomass materials play vital role. Biodiesel is the type of biofuel which is renewable, nontoxic and environmental friendly alternative source of energy. Researchers are working to find the economically low rate production of biodiesel. Through feedstock, processing equipments, alcohol ratio, reaction time and catalysts are the important parameter to determination of fuel cost. Animal fats, cooking oil waste, edible and non edible feed stocks are the major raw materials of biodiesel production. Cooking oil waste and non edible oils are suitable due to low rate and accessibility. There are many methods which are used in biodiesel production but transesterification method is proper for maximum production and cost effective. Some time blended form biodiesel is also used to reduce cost and environmental issue to emissions clean gases.