with refined wide used cooking oil uco in nigeria

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Can UCO be used as a fuel?
  • This study includes total estimated UCO potential together with an estimate of the total amount of fuel that could be produced from it, the current collection rate, import and export data, and consideration of UCO’s domestic uses, including for biofuel or re-use as cooking oil, which is called gutter oil.
  • Can UCO be used as cooking oil?
  • Re-using UCO as cooking oil has several impacts on human health. A previous ICCT study, Kharina et al. (2018), explained that UCO contains toxic substances that could be linked to several diseases, including stroke, heart disease, hypertension, and other cardiovascular risks.
  • Why is Uco a waste product?
  • More recently, the number of countries collecting significant volumes has increased rapidly as demand for imports has expanded, supported by rising incentives. As a waste product, the supply of UCO is linked directly to demand for cooking oil driven by consumption of fried foods, which is strongly linked to GDP and disposable income.
  • Can used cooking oil be used as oleochemical feedstock?
  • Major challenges on UCOs utilization as oleochemical feedstock. Food waste reduction is fundamental for sustainable development and pursuing this goal, recycling and the valorization of used cooking oil (UCO) can play a major contribution. Although it has been traditionally used for biofuel production, the oleochemical potential of UCOs is vast.