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Production of Biodiesel from Edible Oils

R. Vijayaram

Energy is the key source of input to drive and improve the life cycle. The finiteness of fossil fuel has increased the demand for other sources. Biodiesels are promising alternative fuel and they are renewable. It has gained attention due to the smallness of fuels and environmental concern. The usage of liquid fuels prepared from used edible oil by transesterification process is one of the alternate methods for the use of fossil fuels. The recent focus relies on using used edible oil for producing biodiesel.