Evaluation of Momordica Balsamina Seed Oil for Biodesiel Production

The book studied the potential of Balsam Apple (Momordica Balsamina) Seed Oil as alternative feedstock for biodiesel production. The oil content of the seed was promising having a percentage of 33.21%. The biodiesel reactor employed (Master Chep Blender) in course of transesterification gave a high yield of biodiesel production 89.12%. The biodiesel produced has more long chain of fatty acid methyl esters. The fuel properties analyzed were within the ASTM an EN Standard.