Abstract
ABSTRACT This study involves transesterification of soybean and Jatropha oils with methanol, using sodium hydroxide as the catalyst to produced biodiesel as an alternative to petroleum diesel. This work investigates the effects of temperature and time on the production of biodiesel from the feed stocks employed. Also investigated are the effects of particle size and temperature on the production of oil from the Jatropha seed. The produced biodiesels from soybean and Jatropha oil were characterised to determine their suitability as a replacement for the petrol diesel. Results obtained shows that both temperature and time influence the production of biodiesel from the soybean and Jatropha oil. Analyses of the produced biodiesels also indicates that the properties of the biodiesels produced shows that the density, refractive index, moisture content, viscosity, flash point, cetane number, pour point and sulphur content of the biodiesel produced from soybean oil are 0.882g/cm3, 1.486, 0.018%, 6.24cP, 148°C, 51...
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