Retraction notice to "Utilization of additives in biodiesel blends for improving the diesel engine performance and minimizing emissions through a modified Taguchi approach" [Heliyon 9 (2023) e16950]

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, 522502, Andhra Pradesh, India.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, Karnataka, India.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLEDr. M S Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Belagavi 590008, India.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031,Karnataka, India.
⁵ Aerospace Integration Engineer, Aerosapien Technologies, Florida, USA.
⁶ Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Center of Excellence in Materials Science, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, India.

B Nageswar Rao et al. Heliyon. 2025.

. 2025 Feb 25;11(4):e42828.

doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42828. eCollection 2025 Feb 28.

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, 522502, Andhra Pradesh, India.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, Karnataka, India.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLEDr. M S Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Belagavi 590008, India.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031,Karnataka, India.
⁵ Aerospace Integration Engineer, Aerosapien Technologies, Florida, USA.
⁶ Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Center of Excellence in Materials Science, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, India.

Abstract

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16950.].

Utilization of additives in biodiesel blends for improving the diesel engine performance and minimizing emissions through a modified Taguchi approach.
Rao BN, Banapurmath NR, Atgur V, Sanjeevannavar MB, Sajjan AM, Vadlamudi C, Krishnappa S, Khan TMY, Ayachit NH. Rao BN, et al. Heliyon. 2023 Jun 2;9(6):e16950. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16950. eCollection 2023 Jun. Heliyon. 2023. Retraction in: Heliyon. 2025 Feb 25;11(4):e42828. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42828. PMID: 37346353 Free PMC article. Retracted.