Conference Session

Concurrent Virtual Sessions

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky; John Christopher Higgins, University of Kentucky; Chandni A Joshi, University of Kentucky ; Sarah Frances Willett, University of Kentucky

Tagged Topics

International Forum Virtual Presentation

technology(Schumacher, 1973).Project 1: Developing a Novel Low Cost Biodiesel and Biochar Processor for Rural Cameroon UsingLocally Sourced Materials and FeedstocksThe principle objective of this project was to develop a low-cost, environmentally benign technology forproducing biodiesel and the associated raw materials, i.e. methanol and base catalyst, from locally availableresources available in rural Cameroon in sub-Saharan Africa (Seay, et al., 2014, Seay and Lumkes, 2014).To achieve this objective, three tasks were required: Design a low cost process for generating biochar and methanol by destructive wood distillation, Design a low cost process for generating biodiesel from locally sourced feedstocks, Complete the mechanical design and