Purifying Used Cooking Oil

Abstract

This investigatory project determines the possibility of purifying used

cooking oil using sedimentation method. The activated carbon was also used
in the experiment to absorb some dissolved substances in the oil. There were
three different setups used in this study namely; Setup 1 (sedimentation was
done once); Setup 2 (sedimentation was done twice); and Setup 3
(sedimentation was done thrice).

The purified oil was compared to commercial oil in terms of color, odor, and
clearness using acceptability test. Viscosity test was also done in the
laboratory.

The means of the samples were compared and revealed that purified oil had
no significant difference to commercial cooking oil in terms of
color/clearness and odor as the result of the acceptability test. Therefore,
sedimentation is a possible method of purifying used cooking oil.

Introduction

Oil used in cooking foods is commonly derived from vegetables. Cooking oil
is commonly used for frying. Oil used for frying is usually thrown away.

This study tried to find a way to purify used oil.