Due to the increasing yearn to go environment friendly, keen interest has been placed on biofuels, this leads to further
studies and research in biofuels. A search for suitable vegetable/plant oil that can work just as fossil fuels and be ecofriendly
was made. Hence, the study of this work investigates the production of biodiesel from non-edible Hevea
brasiliensis oil. The process was catalysed by two-step acid base transesterification. Reaction parameters, such as
reaction temperature and time were studied. The yield conversion of biodiesel was found to be 50.2% under the
optimum conditions of 1.0 wt % NaOH and 6:1 methanol: oil molar ratio at 60°C for a reaction time of 75 min. The
kinetic study was carried out at various temperatures. The conversion of triglycerides into methyl esters obeys the
pseudo first-order mechanism. The reaction-rate constants and activation energies were determined. The physical
and chemical characteristics of H. brasiliensis and biodiesel were determined and compared with standard value.