I have finalized my topic and decided on researching about biodiesel. I will be investigating how much energy different types of biodiesel can give by making biodiesel from different types of vegetable oils, including sunflower oil, olive oil, and coconut oil.

To do this, first I will synthesize the biodiesel by reacting the vegetable oils with methanol, using KOH and NaOH as catalysts, to see if the catalysts make a difference.
Then, using calorimetry, I will find the enthalpy of combustion for each of the types of synthesized biodiesel to see which is the best for its purpose as a fuel.

I plan on starting my experimental work as soon as possible.