Is making high-quality "Biodiesel" from Expired and/or Recycled Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) a potentially .....?

Question

... viable business proposition for developing nations?

Assuming you:

1- can get the Expired or WVO at no or very low cost (i.e. transportation / recycle collection expenses)

2- have access to an affordable labor force

3- mean to produce it on a reasonably large scale to sustain a relatively large size business and NOT just for personal use

4- mean to produce a high-quality Biodiesel and hope to sell the glycerin byproduct to the industry as well

5- can market the Biodiesel directly to the target customers (e.g. trucks, buses, heating market, etc.)

Would the upfront cost of a reasonably large Conversion / Reactor Facility plus the other ongoing costs of production / operation / distribution (fix and variable) make this a potentially viable business opportunity for "the developing country markets"?

And do you know of similar type operations (on large scale) anywhere in the world that you can direct my attention to?

Would greatly appreciate serious comments.

Answer 1

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Other Useful web sites:

www.biodieselcommunity.org

www.veggievan.org

www.dancingrabbit.org/biodiese

Answer 2

We (me and mine) have a vegetable oil issue now, trying to adapt for hydraulic use. Should be pretty simple, but we need a low temp product, 100 degrees or less for waht we are doing.