The
reactionwas carried out for 72 h with 12:1 methanol:oil ratio and at
a temperature of 35 _C. The effect of water content (%v/v) on biodiesel
yield is shown in Fig. 4. It was observed that FAME yield
increased from 70.8% to 91.5% as the water content increased from
3% to 15%v/v. Further increase in water content from 15 to 30%v/v
decreased the yield of FAME. This was consistent with the theory
explained above.