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, M., Imdad, S., Zaidi, S., Yusuf, M., Kamyab, H., Jaromír KlemeÅ¡, J., Chelliapan, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129309417&doi=10.1016%2fj.fuel.2022.124205&partnerID=40&md5=d999bd6b2aba49a5a257f2ac601e6970; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33024/

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...