Biodiesel production by single-step acid-catalysed transesterification of Jatropha oil under microwave heating with modelling and optimisation using response surface methodology

• Main Authors: Athar, Moina, Imdad, Sameer, Zaidi, Sadaf, Mohammad Yusuf, Mohammad Yusuf, Kamyab, Hesam, Klemeš, Jirí Jaromír, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/104154/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124205
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Biodiesel is known as one of the best alternative fuels for diesel engines. Low-cost Jatropha oil is considered a potential non-edible feedstock for biodiesel production in India and many other parts of the world. Jatropha oil contains a large amount of free fatty acids (FFA), and soap formation occ...