There has been greater awareness on biodiesel in developing countries in the recent times
and significant activities have picked up for its production especially with a view to boost the …

Biodiesel is an environmentally friend renewable diesel fuel alternative. Jatropha seeds can
be a feedstock to produce a valuable amount of oil to be converted to biodiesel using …

The demand for petroleum has risen rapidly due to increasing industrialization and
modernization of the world. This economic development has led to a huge demand for …

Response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite rotatable design
(CCRD) was used to optimize the three important reaction variables—methanol quantity (M) …

The cost of biodiesel production is the major hurdle towards its commercialization. Biodiesel
production is considered to be economically viable only if price compete favorably with …

Biodiesel has attracted considerable attention during the past decade as a renewable,
biodegradable and non-toxic fuel alternative to fossil fuels. Biodiesel can be obtained from …

This work deals with the production of Biodiesel from Jatropha oil also known as Curcas oil.
Material used for the production was sourced for locally. Basic test for the suitability of the …

In this research, among the chemical properties, free fatty acid value of jatropha oil was
determined to be 22.6%, 5.23% and 8.8% respectively. Total, free and combined glycerol …

ABSTRACTThis study investigated production of biodiesel from oil seeds of Jatropha curcas,
obtained in Nigeria, with a view to encouraging the cultivation of Jatropha plant in Nigeria …

Self reliance in energy is vital for overall economic development of our country. The need to
search for alternative sources of energy which are renewable, safe and non-polluting …