The invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of biodiesel from triglyceride oils through transesterification, particularly the fatty acid methyl ester of oil mechanically expelled from whole seeds of Jatropha curcas, a plant with potential for cultivation on wastelands in India and other countries, all unit operations being carried out at ambient temperature.
Filing Date: 23-12-2004
Issue Date: 23-02-2010
Applicant: CSIR-Central Salt Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar
Patent No: US7666234
Application No: 11/022397
Inventor(s): Ghosh, Pushpito Kumar (Gujarat, In); Adimurthy, Subbarayappa (Gujarat, In); Gandhi, Mahesh Ramnikbhai (Gujarat, In); Vaghela, Nilesh Kumar Kanjibhai (Gujarat, In); Rathod, Meena Rajnikant (Gujarat, In); Shethia, Bhupendra Dhanvantrai (Gujarat, In); Pandya, Jayant Batukrai (Gujarat, In); Parmar, Rajendra Amrutlal (Gujarat, In); Dodia, Prakash Jagjivanbhai (Gujarat, In); Patel, Mehul Ghanshyambhai (Gujarat, In); Parmar, Dahyabhai Revabhai (Gujarat, In); Patel, Sanat Natwarlal (Gujarat, In)
IPC Classification: C11B1/00, C10L8/00, C11B1/04
Country: United States of America