relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/14988/ title: A practical approach for synthesis of biodiesel via non-edible seeds oils using trimetallic based montmorillonite nano-catalyst creator: Munir, M. creator: Ahmad, M. creator: Mubashir, M. creator: Asif, S. creator: Waseem, A. creator: Mukhtar, A. creator: Saqib, S. creator: Siti Halimatul Munawaroh, H. creator: Lam, M.K. creator: Shiong Khoo, K. creator: Bokhari, A. creator: Loke Show, P. description: The potential of new trimetallic (Ce, Cu, La) loaded montmorillonite clay catalyst for synthesizing biodiesel using novel non-edible Celastrus paniculatus Willd seed oil via two-step transesterification reaction has been reported along with catalyst characterization. Transesterification reaction was optimized and maximum biodiesel yield of 89.42 achieved under optimal operating reaction states like; 1:12 oil to methanol ratio, 3.5 of catalyst amount, 120 °C of reaction temperature for 3 h. The predicted and experimental biodiesel yields under these reaction conditions were 89.42 and 89.40, which showing less than 0.05 variation. Additionally, optimum biodiesel yield can be predicted by drawing 3D surface plots and 2D contour plots using MINITAB 17 software. For the characterization of the obtained biodiesel, analysis including the GC/MS, FT-IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR were applied. The fuel properties of obtained biodiesel agrees well with the different European Union (EU-14214), China (GB/T 20828), and American (ASTM-951, 6751) standards. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd publisher: Elsevier Ltd date: 2021 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Munir, M. and Ahmad, M. and Mubashir, M. and Asif, S. and Waseem, A. and Mukhtar, A. and Saqib, S. and Siti Halimatul Munawaroh, H. and Lam, M.K. and Shiong Khoo, K. and Bokhari, A. and Loke Show, P. (2021) A practical approach for synthesis of biodiesel via non-edible seeds oils using trimetallic based montmorillonite nano-catalyst. Bioresource Technology, 328. ISSN 09608524 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85101327753&doi=10.1016%2fj.biortech.2021.124859&partnerID=40&md5=f64e554ce41498fc5015b6fe2269165c relation: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124859 identifier: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124859