Transesterification of Jatropha curcas linn seed oil using conventional heating method for the production of biodiesel

• Main Authors: Da Cruz, Francisco Jose T., Gong, Shuren C., Veracruz, Rison K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Fossil fuels; Biodiesel fuels; Jatropha; Chemistry, Organic; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7775
• Institution: De La Salle University

There is an increasing problem of depletion of fossil fuels. Most of our modern technologies require burning of fossil fuels. The fuels are used either directly (vehicle fuels) or indirectly (to produce electricity to power our appliances). Moreover, this non-renewable source of fuel has a major eff...