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ArticleScientific reports2025

Production, characterization and yield optimization of biodiesel from waste neem Melia azadirachta seeds available in Bangladesh.

Md Khalid Al Zuhanee, Md Mahmudur Rahman, Md Mahafujul Hassan, Md Ismail Hossain, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, G M Masud Rana, Md Saddam Hossain, Nasim Ahmed, Mohammad Nurur Rahman, Mst Sarmina Yeasmin

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Md Khalid Al ZuhaneeDepartment of Chemical and Food Process Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh.
Md Mahmudur RahmanBCSIR, Rajshahi Laboratory, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, 6206, Bangladesh. shamrat.acce@gmail.com.
Md Mahafujul HassanDepartment of Chemical and Food Process Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh.
Md Ismail HossainBCSIR, Rajshahi Laboratory, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, 6206, Bangladesh.
Bijoy Chandra GhosBCSIR, Rajshahi Laboratory, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, 6206, Bangladesh.
G M Masud RanaBCSIR, Rajshahi Laboratory, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, 6206, Bangladesh.
Md Saddam HossainInstitute of Technology Transfer and Innovation (ITTI), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
Nasim AhmedInstitute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Nurur RahmanDepartment of Chemical and Food Process Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh.
Mst Sarmina YeasminBCSIR, Rajshahi Laboratory, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, 6206, Bangladesh.

Funding

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research G.O. 39.02.0000.011.14.169.2023/877Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research G.O.39.02. 0000.011.14.180.2024/1116
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Abstract

The burning of excessive fossil fuel produces a high amount of noxious compounds, posing significant threats to environmental and human health. However, to elucidate these problems in this study biodiesel was produced from the locally available dropdown neem (Melia azadirachta) seeds derived oil by applying the widely practiced transesterification process via solution blending with high yield (around 86%). Using advanced instruments (such as GC, FTIR-ATR, CV analysis, etc.), the produced biodiesel was characterized and it's overall qualities were investigated by optimizing it under different conditions, such as catalyst, temperature, time and stirring speed. The observed results showed biodiesels have possessed high calorific values (around 9562.22 ± 5.87 kcal/kg), remarkable physicochemical properties, active binding sites along with various saturated/unsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, due to these exceptional properties, the newly produced biodiesels would be beneficially used in various sectors as a suitable replacement of hazardous fossil fuels regarding the sustainable environmental protection.

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AzadirachtaBiofuelsPlant OilsSeedsBangladeshEsterificationTemperatureBiofuelsPlant OilsBiodiesel and renewable energyNeem seed oilSustainable environmental protectionTransesterification and calorific value

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PMID41027960
PMCPMC12484879

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