IntroductionThe global demand for fossil fuel which is triggered by rapid technological advancement and population upsurge has grown exponentially for the past decades 1, 2 . It is predicted that by the year 2050, with population close to 9 billion or more, the expanding world s economy will demand for greater energy consumption, with India and China getting a large share not only of the energy cost but also of the bulk of contaminants inherent in the utilization of fossil fuels 3 .The rising concern on environmental incompatibility of fossil fuels due to excessive CO 2 emissions has led to a continuous search for fossil fuel alternatives 4,5 . Biodiesel is one of the fossil fuel substitutes or additives that has caught attention for the past years because of its close property to petrodiesel fuel, but with good environmental compatibility such as biodegradability, carbon neutral, low COx, and SOx emissions 6 . Because of the high oxygen and low sulfur contents of biodiesel, it has the advantage of re-