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Another important factor which affect on the yield of biodiesel is the methanol to oil molar ratio. The four parameters which are used to determine the effect on yield of fatty acid methyl ester are 4:1, 6:1, 7:1and 8:1and other factors remaining constant. The theoretical reaction process which transesterfication can be attained is three moles of alcohol with one mole of triglycerides can give us one mole of fatty acid methyl ester and glyceride. It is obvious that the increase in the molar ratio methanol to oil increases the reaction conversion.
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