%X A basic ionic liquid tetra butyl phosphonium hydroxide was applied as a catalyst for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil by transesterification process and the yield 82 was achieved. The ionic liquid was used four times without any dramatic decrease in ester yield. And the methyl ester was checked by 1H NMR. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. %K Biodiesel; Esterification; Esters; Ionic liquids; Oil shale; Oils and fats; Transesterification, Basic ionic liquid; Biodiesel production; Methyl esters; Transesterification process; Waste cooking oil, Liquids %O cited By 9; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:114811 %J Applied Mechanics and Materials %L scholars4783 %D 2014 %R 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.874 %T Preparation of biodiesel from waste cooking oil catalyzed by basicionic liquid %V 625 %I Trans Tech Publications Ltd %A Z. Ullah %A M.A. Bustam %A Z. Man %P 874-876