Process intensification of methyl esters synthesis using castor seeds by reactive extraction technique

Abstract

Biodiesel is an alternative bio fuel for transportation which is renewable and environment friendly Biodiesel can be produced from animal fat vegetable oil edible or non edible or waste cooking oil To avoid the food vs fuel problem non edible oils can be the best way to use to produce the biodiesel and they are the focus of this thesis The main objective of the PhD research is to check the feasibility of producing biodiesel methyl ester from castor seeds directly via reactive extraction