Abstract Students designed successfully a miniaturized device for the conversion of waste cooking oil to biodiesel with the help of teachers in the student-centered and inquiry-based classroom. This device represented a new way for transesterification of waste cooking oil in practice. In the process of hands-on design, students improved greatly the ability to find problems and to evaluate the solutions. Moreover, students enhanced significantly their skills in cooperation, communication and expression. Meantime, teachers also benefited from feedback during the inquiry learning.
LV Yi, SHEN Jun. Inquiry Learning Case: Design of Miniaturized Device for Conversion of Waste Oil to Biodiesel Fuel[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2017, 38(15): 24-28.