An ever-increasing drift of energy consumption, unequal geographical distribution of natural wealth and the quest for low carbon fuel for a cleaner environment are sparking the production and use of biodiesels in many countries around the globe. In this work, jatropha and karanja biodiesels were produced from the respective crude vegetable oils through transesterification, and the different phy...

Larvicidal effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) and karanja (Pongamia glabra) oil cakes (individuals and combination) was studied against mosquito species. Both the oil cakes showed larvicidal activity against the mosquito species tested. The combination of neem and karanja oil cakes in equal proportion proved to have better effect than the individual treatments. The combination of the two oil c...

A novel Li-impregnated TiO2 catalyst loaded on feldspar mineral (Li-TiO2/feldspar) was synthesized via a wet impregnation method and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. Using these techniques, it possible to confirm the catalyst’s structural organization with high crystallinity. This used in transesterifica...

Biodiesel are becoming popular as alternative eco-friendly fuel now days. The petroleum product requirement is going on increasing day by day in India with limited resources in the oil pool. Crisis of petroleum fuel and import of fossil fuel is giving a high impact on the economy and development. Besides the economy and development, fossil fuel also leads to a major problem like global warming ...

The globe has been compelled to develop other fuels due tight emission restrictions, poor environmental circumstances, depletion of oil reserves, and rising prices petroleum fuels. rapid development the automobile sector resulted in a sharp increase demand for petroleum-based Petroleum-based have finite amount reserves. Biodiesel, viable alternative fuel qualities that are similar diesel By com...

Higher plants are ubiquitously colonized with fungal endophytes that often lack readily detectable structures. Current study examines the distribution of endophytic fungal communities within Karanja plants and diversity of novel fungal endophyte Alternaria solani isolates collected from different locations of Sanganer region of Rajasthan. Results confirmed that A. solani is a major fungal endop...

The fuel qualities of several biodiesels containing highly saturated, mono, and poly unsaturated fatty acids, as well their combustion exhaust emission characteristics, were studied. Six biodiesel samples divided into two groups based on acid composition, including group 1 (coconut, castor, jatropha) II (palm, karanja, waste cooking oil biodiesel). All fuels (in both groups) tested in a single-...

Study was undertaken with the objective to develop a simple method for isolation of karanjin from Karanja (Pongamia pinnata Linn.) seed oil. The seed oil was subjected to liquid–liquid extraction with methanol. The extract was further subjected to solvent partitioning followed by crystallization to get karanjin, purity of which was ascertained by HPLC. The purity of isolated karanjin was found ...