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 …

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 …

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

Biodiesel (fatty acids alkyl esters) is a promising alternative fuel to replace petroleum-based
diesel that is obtained from renewable sources such as vegetable oil, animal fat and waste …

Recently, jatropha curcas methyl ester (biodiesel) as a potential substitute to petrol diesel
has prompted many researchers around the world to carry out extensive investigation. This …

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 …

Being an agricultural product, the properties of crude Jatropha Curcas oil (CJCO) and the
biodiesel produced from CJCO are region specific. In this work studies were carried out to …

Process parameter evaluation and catalyst performance study was conducted for biodiesel
production using jatropha curcas, waste cooking, and camelina sativa oils. Conversion of …

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 …

A technique to produce biodiesel from crude Jatropha curcas seed oil (CJCO) having high
free fatty acids (15% FFA) has been developed. The high FFA level of JCJO was reduced to …