The demand for petroleum has risen rapidly due to increasing industrialization and modernization of the world. This economic development has led to a huge demand for energy, where the major part of that energy is derived from fossil sources such as petroleum, coal and natural gas. Continued use of petroleum sourced fuels is now widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies.There is a growing interest in using Jatropha curcas L. oil as the feedstock for bio-diesel production because it is non-edible and thus does not compromise the edible oils, which are mainly used for food...