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This research aims to produce biodiesel using Used Cooking Oil (UCO), methanol and potassium hydroxide (KOH) as the base materials. This research raises the question of whether UCO can be converted into something useful which is align with the purpose of green technology such as being an alternative fuel. The study hypothesis is that if UCO is mixed with methanol and Potassium hydroxide through a transesterification reaction, then biodiesel can be produced. The study method involves collecting the materials, heating, mixing the materials, and observing the results obtained. This study shows the potential of UCO as a renewable energy source.(Knothe, Van Gerpen, & Krahl, 2010).

Keywords: biodiesel, used cooking oil, methanol, potassium
hydroxide, renewable energy.