Feedstocks for Sustainable Biodiesel Production

Chinwe P. Okonkwo, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry within the Faculty of Physical Sciences at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. She collaborates with the Department of Chemical Engineering at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Her research interests include Green and Renewable Energy, Catalysis, Biofuels, and Analytical/Environmental Chemistry. Modestus O. Okwu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State, Nigeria. He is currently a visiting research fellow at Brunel University London, United Kingdom. Prof. Okwu has several years of postdoctoral experience in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Preface xix1 Exploring Sustainable Biofuel Sources: A Comprehensive Overview 12 Chrysobalanus icaco: A Sustainable and Biodegradable Feedstock for Biodiesel Production 93 Utilization of Elaeis guineensis as an Eco-friendly Feedstock for Biodiesel Production 234 Waste Cooking Oils for Biodiesel Production Using a Pyrolyzed Corn Cob 415 Exploring Jansa Tree Seed Oil as a Biodegradable Feedstock for Sustainable Biodiesel Production 616 Production of Biodiesel by Implementing Hura crepitans as Feedstock 757 Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Cyperus esculentus (Tiger Nut) 918 Sustainable Biodiesel Production Using Cucurbita pepo as a Feedstock 1099 Sustainable Biodiesel Production with Sweet Sorghum as a Renewable Feedstock 12710 Sustainable Biodiesel Production with Jatropha as a Renewable Feedstock 14311 Harnessing the Potential of Water Hyacinth for Sustainable Biodiesel Production 16912 Sustainable Biodiesel Production by Exploring Sunflower as a Potential Feedstock 18513 Sustainable Biodiesel Production Using Moringa oleifera as Biodegradable Feedstock 20914 Sustainable Biodiesel Production with Hemp as a Renewable Feedstock 22515 Exploration of the Potential Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities Associated with Utilizing Rapeseed Oil in Biodiesel Production 24116 Sustainable Biodiesel Production by Exploring Novel Nonedible Aidan Seed as a Potential Feedstock 25917 Integrating Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) for Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Tobacco Seeds 27518 Predictive Modeling of Biodiesel Production from Chrysobalanus Icaco: A Fuzzy Logic Approach 32119 Parametric Investigation of Biodiesel Production from Biodegradable Feedstock Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Models 34920 Modeling Sustainable Biofuel Production from Tobacco Seeds by Implementing Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) 36921 Sustainable Biodiesel Production: Navigating the Green Frontiers 409Conclusion 427Index 429