Feedstock Temp (°C) Time (min) Molar ratio Catalyst (wt.%) Product yield(%) FAME yield(%) Reference
Rapeseed 65 120 6:1 KOH: 1.0 95-96 - [20]
Sunflower 60 120 6:1 NaOH: 1.0 97.1 - [31]
Canola 60 60 9:1 KOH: 1.0 80-95 - [32]
UFO* 60 20 7:1 NaOH: 1.1 88.8 - [21]
Camelina 50 70 8:1 KOH: 1.0 95.8 98.4 [17]
Camelina 38.7 40 7.7:1 KOH: 1.5 97 98.9 Current study
Note: UFO: Used Cooking Oil; Temp: Temperature; Molar ratio: molar ratio of methanol to oil; Catalyst: catalyst concentration. KOH: Potassium hydroxide; NaOH: Sodium hydroxide.
Table 5: Comparison among various studies on alkali-catalyzed transesterification of different feedstock.