Chemical Characterization of Used Cooking Oil Foaming Agent as Admixture in Foamed Concrete

Abstract

In order to reduce waste materials to be disposed, the new created used cooking oil foaming agent is created. This formulated is categorized as foaming agent admixture for foamed concrete applications. The sample had been collected at nearest restaurants located in Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, Selangor. To become foaming agent it must pass through specific process of formulation. Then, for chemical analysis is intention to characterize and screening chemical compounds of waste cooking oil. For this purposes, FTIR and EDAX which chemical instrumentations are been used. Chemical functional groups analysis for liquid foaming agent is done by FTIR. EDAX analysis specifically for solid material of foamed concrete. From the results FTIR analysis shown lipid groups are the major chemical functional groups. Meanwhile from EDAX analysis results, was shown the Calcium is the highest elements for both used cooking oil foamed and synthetic foamed concrete.