The rate of depletion of fossil fuels and the effect of greenhouse
gas emissions on global climate change are creating much interest
in biodiesel (Lang et al., 2001; Lee et al., 2010). Commercial production
of biodiesel or fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) usually involves
alkaline-catalysed transesterification of triglycerides found
in oilseed crops (mainly rapeseed in Europe and soybean in US)
with methanol. However, escalating demand for these crops as a
food source coupled with the finite availability of arable land
makes their cultivation for biofuels unsustainable