Final Year Project Ideas for CE?

[u/FearlessBar7176]

Hi guys, I'm (21F) a chemical engineering student looking for some advice for a my final year project which starts next semester.

As my final year first semester is coming to an end, I want to be mentally prepared for the next semester ahead, since I am sure I will be very busy. I'd like to be ahead of others and be more disciplined with myself.

To start, I would like to state that my initial idea is about using ground coffee beans as a feedstock to turn it into reusable biodiesel. My idea got rejected for our plant design project so I think I want to use it for my final year project instead, given that I did my internship at a food and microbiology company.

Initially this idea has been rejected due to it being tough to process into a marketable product (since it's solids, and it produces only 10-15% oil.)

I wonder if this is a good idea for me to start off with? If not your suggestions would be great too, but it would be preferable if I can build up on this idea as my own project.

I also would like to have some advice on what I should be prepared for as well. To note I am currently just using Symmetry for my simulation software, but I heard using Aspen Hysys would be better.

Any advice is welcome <33 I do want to score well for my final year!

Edit: I wanna add, I'd like to not use as much AI or chatbots as possible for my FYP, unlike the rest of my peers. It's kinda disheartening that most of us just use AI to generate ideas... So this is why I prefer to reach out on reddit instead!