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Diesel engines are the most efficient prime movers. From the point of view of protecting global environment and concerns for long-term energy security, it becomes necessary to develop alternative fuels with properties comparable to petroleum based fuels. Because of the depletion of fossil fuels and the pollution that comes with them, the usage of biodiesel in the automobile industry has expanded significantly in recent years. Biodiesel has a larger beneficial influence on greenhouse gas emissions and has a modest energy content that is generated locally. In this area, you should look into it deeper. Rice bran, rapeseed, pal, canola, and other commonly used cooking oils are the main sources of biodiesels. In the present research, the Pongamia biodiesel, one of the alternative fuels can be the best choice for engine especially when blended with diesel and Tert-butanol as an additive. When compared to clean diesel (D), most previous research suggest that using bio-diesel produces less carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbons. The sole disadvantage is an increase in NOx emissions. It rises when the biodiesel-to-diesel blend ratio rises, and it rises even higher for plain biodiesel (D100).The goal of this study is to minimize NOx emissions by using Pongamia oil biodiesel produced using a transesterification method. The experiments are carried out for both neat diesel (D), biodiesel of Pongamia oil biodiesel and butanol as an additive. It is used to various percentages such as 5% and 10% on biodiesel blends.