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Biodiesel production by transesterification of Acacia raddiana seed oils

A.Cheriti, M.F.Talhi, N.Belboukhari, Y.Belhadjadji, S.Ghezali

Oil was obtained fromthe seed of Acacia raddiana with 11%yield , allowing the possibility of economical exploitation, and its fatty acid composition was determined by gas chromatography. The crude oil was transesterified using acid and base catalysts (H2SO4, HCl,NaOH, C2H5ONa ), with amolar ratio ofMethanol:Oil: Catalyst of 5: 1: 0.1, to formbiodiesel. The physicochemical properties of the fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) formed are in agreement with the biodiesel, making it a potential candidate to be an alternative biofuel.