Castor oil (Ricinus communis L. Red variety): Sustainable alternative for the production of biodiesel

This work is oriented to this new fuel substitute, as a renewable alternative to the use of biodiesel, since it shows a greater interest in study as the desire to use an optimal replacement of ecological fuel increases after the increase in fluctuations in the prices of raw fuels and the environmental consequences of fossil fuels. Consequently, viable alternatives are presented that there are various ways to produce biodiesel, the most frequent is based on raw materials such as sunflower, linseed, grape seeds, poppy seeds, castor seeds, among others. These raw materials, thanks to their high content of vegetable oil, are the most recurrent in the production of biodiesel, therefore, the studies on them tend to be developed with the purpose of contributing to the environment and to the possible uses or applications that society can highlight from it.