Esterification of Handal (Citrullus Colocynthis.L)Oil Using P-toluene Sulfonic Acid Monohydrate to Produce Biodiesel

Abstract

Fast depletion of world’s fossils fuels reserves and increasing ecological concerns has created a great demand for environmentally benign renewable energy resources, after few decades' fossils fuels will be exhausted, soto fulfill the demand of the fossils fuel there is a big need to find out the alternative fuel of the fossils fuel. The fuels which are based on petroleum play a very significant role in the development and growth of the industries, transportation, agriculture field and many other human requirements sector, though these petroleum base fuels are limited and lessening day by day as the demand and consumption is increasing very rapidly. In addition, petroleum fuels are also polluting the environment and creating problem to human being as well as society also. Therefore, there is a need of research for alternative fuels and Biodiesel is a very good alternative fuel