Pembuatan Biodiesel dari Palm Fatty Acid Distilate (PFAD) Menggunakan Proses Esterifikasi dengan Kapasitas Produksi 170.000 Ton/Tahun

Abstract

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel that can be obtained through the CPO transesterification process or fatty acid esterification. Indonesia has a high demand for fuel oil and still relies on imports, which has led to a depletion of petroleum availability. To address this issue, it is important to establish a biodiesel factory using PFAD in Indonesia. The establishment of such a factory is expected to help meet Indonesia's fuel oil needs. The pre-design biodiesel plant using PFAD is intended to have a production capacity of 170,000 tons per year, operating for 330 days a year. The planned business entity is a Limited Liability Company (PT) with a workforce of 130 people. The economic aspect analysis yielded the following results: • Total Capital Investement = Rp. 1.439.676.217.320,40.- • Total Production Costs = Rp. 2.104.079.016.329,06.- • Sales Result = Rp. 2.645.035.668.391,49.- • Net Profit = Rp. 359.791.173.621,51.- • Profit Margin = 19,43% • Break Event Point = 27,60% • Return on Invesment = 24,99% • Pay out Time = 4 years 1 month • Return on Network = 41,65% • Internal Rate of Return = 27,63% Based on the results of the economic analysis, it can be concluded that establishing the "Biodiesel Production Factory from Palm Fatty Acid Distillate" is feasible