The rise in world population has resulted in subsequent increase in demand for energy which led to insufficient energy supply. Fossil fuel reserves such as coal, crude oil, and natural oil has been utilized as fuel energy and has been continuously used in large-scale and would get exhausted. Hence development, adoption and diffusion of several alternative technologies such as biomass, wind, solar, ocean thermal, hydrogen, and geothermal energy. Biodiesel has garnered increasing attention because it is renewable and eco-friendly because of its non-emission of CO2 compared to the conventional diesel. Optimization and kinetic modelling are receiving more importance in characterization of biodiesel production. This paper is an attempt to review recent development and application of different optimization and kinetic modelling processes for the optimum production of biodiesel.Optimization of different reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, time, solvent/solid ratio,

The study deals with the optimization, characterization and kinetic studies of biodiesel production from virgin moringa oleifera seed oil obtained from Northern Nigeria. The optimization of reaction variables was achieved through Central Composite Rotatable Design (CCRD) via Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The virgin oil was degummed prior tosubjecting it for biodiesel production using methanol and sodium hydroxide. Reaction variables (reaction temperature, mole ratio, catalyst concentration and reaction time) were optimized using statistical software (Design Expert 7.0). Thirty (30) experimental runs were carried out using CCD. Optimal biodiesel yield (96.67%) was achieved at a reaction temperature, mole ratio, catalyst concentration and reaction time of 50 °C, 6:1, 0.25wt% and 60 minutes respectively. The statistical equation generated is in the form of second order