Production of Biodiesel (B100) from Jatropha Oil Using Sodium Hydroxide as Catalyst

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">S/no</td><td align="center">Molar ratio of methanol to oil (mol)</td><td align="center">Biodiesel yield (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">1</td><td align="center">3 : 1</td><td align="center">40</td></tr><tr><td align="left">2</td><td align="center">4 : 1</td><td align="center">45</td></tr><tr><td align="left">3</td><td align="center">5 : 1</td><td align="center">50</td></tr><tr><td align="left">4</td><td align="center">6 : 1</td><td align="center">65</td></tr><tr><td align="left">5</td><td align="center">7 : 1</td><td align="center">70</td></tr><tr><td align="left">6</td><td align="center">8 : 1</td><td align="center">80</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Effect of molar ratio of methanol to oil on biodiesel yield.

Journal of Petroleum Engineering

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Table 5: Production of Biodiesel (B100) from Jatropha Oil Using Sodium Hydroxide as Catalyst 