Title :
Used vegetable oil (UVO)
Author :
Thaba, Ebonkile Cynthia ; Mbohwa, Charles ; Pradhan, Anup
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Quality & Oper. Manage., Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
Although there has been much debate about biodiesel production, only now is the government showing real interest in the sector. Small scale biodiesel production has been running for more than a decade, despite all the challenges faced by biodiesel producers. The industry remains gripped by so many challenges hampering its prospects for economic development, employment creation and alternative energy production. This paper argues that there is a need for comprehensive government support, including the protection and availing of UVO to local producers if the emerging industry should sustain.
Keywords :
biofuel; protection; vegetable oils; South Africa; UVO; alternative energy production; biodiesel production; comprehensive government support; economic development; employment creation; used vegetable oil; Agricultural engineering; Biofuels; Biographies; Employment; Logistics; Cooperatives; Small Scale Biodiesel Plants; Used Vegetable Oil (UVO);
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6064-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEOM.2015.7228117