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Growth in demand for fuels in day to day life and its depletion has become a serious problem for everyone all around the world. Increase in fuel cost, an increase in greenhouse gases emissions and decrease in fuel supply are the main reasons for promoting the development of Alternative fuels nowadays. Diesel is one of the main fuels used for the transportation sector, agricultural sector and power sectors in India. Biodiesel is a most commonly used alternative fuel because it is renewable and it can either be used as a fuel with different blends directly in common diesel engines without any modifications to it. Biodiesel can be easily produced from the oil of different seeds which are abundantly available in nature. The properties like higher density, high fuel consumption, lesser heating value, and emission, etc. can be reduced with the addition of fuel additives to the biodiesel without affecting its initial properties and performance.