Sand apple oil seed that has relatively high oil yield is widely cultivated in Africa. Evaluation
of the performance of sand apple ethyl ester is a missing link in establishing it as an …

Biomass, of animal or plant origin, has been a highly sought-after energy resource for
centuries. Like bioethanol, biodiesel is a fuel produced from biomass and mainly vegetable …

Fuel properties of loofah oil and its ethyl ester blended with diesel were experimentally
determined. Biodiesel blends (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100%) of loofah oil and …

Biodiesel has become an important fuel in recent times due to its prospects as an alternative
source of energy to petroleum fuels. In this research, biodiesel was synthesized form …

In this study, oil was extracted from coconut. The extracted oil was used to produce biodiesel
and the oil and the biodiesel produced were characterised. Biodiesel fuels are alternative …

Since the late nineteenth century till now petroleum has been the major source of energy for
the world. However, due to the rising crude oil prices, depletion of petroleum reserves and …

Biodiesel is a monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from renewable feedstock
like vegetable oils and animal fats. It is produced by transesterification in which oil or fat is …

Persistent global energy and fuel crises have shown that fossil fuels are limited source of
energy that will ultimately get exhausted [1-3]. Continuous depreciation of the world oil …

The production and consumption of petroleum oil increases constantly and it has been
reported that about 75 million barrels of crude oil is consumed worldwide daily [1-4] …

Fabaceae is the third largest family in the plant kingdom which comprises around 19,500
species forming 7% of the total flowering plants. Around 8% of them are oil bearing, on …