TY - JOUR AB - Biodiesel (fatty acids alkyl esters) is a promising alternative fuel to replace petroleum-based diesel that is obtained from renewable sources such as vegetable oil, animal fat and waste cooking oil. Vegetable oils are more suitable source for biodiesel production compared to animal fats and waste cooking since they are renewable in nature. However, there is a concern that biodiesel production from vegetable oil would disturb the food market. Oil from Jatropha curcas is an acceptable choice for biodiesel production because it is non-edible and can be easily grown in a harsh environment. Moreover, alkyl esters of jatropha oil meet the standard of biodiesel in many countries. Thus, the present paper provides a review on the transesterification methods for biodiesel production using jatropha oil as feedstock. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Monash Univ, Sch Sci, Lab Appl Catalysis & Environm Technol, Bandar Sunway 46150, Malaysia AN - WOS:000286782700003 AU - Juan, J. C. AU - Kartika, D. A. AU - Wu, T. Y. AU - Hin, T. Y. Y. DA - Jan DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.093 IS - 2 J2 - Bioresource Technol KW - biodiesel LA - English N1 - 714bu PY - 2011 SN - 0960-8524 SP - 452-460 ST - Biodiesel production from jatropha oil by catalytic and non-catalytic approaches: An overview T2 - Bioresource Technology TI - Biodiesel production from jatropha oil by catalytic and non-catalytic approaches: An overview UR - ://WOS:000286782700003 VL - 102 ID - 6566 ER -