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The enormous worldwide use of diesel fuel and the rapid depletion of crude oil reserves have prompted keen interest and exhaustive research into suitable alternative fuel. Currently, attention is focused on human and environmental safety, in relation to the release of hydrocarbons into the environment. Petroleum derivatives contain benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene isomers, the major components of fossil fuel, which are hazardous substances subject to regulations in many parts of the world (Serrano, Gallego, & Gonzalez, 2006). As a consequence, the demand of green energy is increasingly gaining international attention. When green energy is used, the primary objective is to reduce air pollution, and minimize or eradicate completely any impacts to the environment (Burgess, 1990). Among many possible sources, apparently, biodiesel is a viable alternative energy to conventional diesel fuel, which is of environmental concern and is under legislative pressure to be replaced by biodegradable substitutes.

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    Aminul Islam & Pogaku Ravindra

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    Aminul Islam & Pogaku Ravindra

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Islam, A., Ravindra, P. (2017). Introduction. In: Biodiesel Production with Green Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45273-9_1

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