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Published on: July 18, 2025
Innovative applications of waste cooking oil as raw material
Alberto Mannu1, Monica Ferro1, Maria Enrica Di Pietro1
1Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering 'G. Natta', Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Abstract:
The consideration towards waste cooking oils is changing from hazardous waste to valuable raw material for industrial application. During the last 5 years, some innovative processes based on the employment of recycled waste cooking oil have appeared in the literature. In this review article, the most recent and innovative applications of recycled waste cooking oil are reported and discussed. These include the production of bioplasticizers, the application of chemicals derived from waste cooking oils as energy vectors and the use of waste cooking oils as a solvent for pollutant agents.
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