Biodiesel: Energy for the Future

Plants used to obtain Biodiesel

Jatropha Castor

Soya been Karanja

Jojoba

And many other like olive, neem, canola, mustard, sunflower, peanut, palm oil, corn etc.

JatrophaResistant to drought

and pests.27-40% oil.Yield 4 times fuel than

soybean, and 10 times that of maize (corn).

Remaining press cake used as excellent fertilizer

Jatropha Benefits-1Oil provides energy

for light, transportation, and cooking.

Natural fence (leaves are poisonous to animals).

Improves the soil and prevents erosion.

Jatropha Benefits-2Stems used for basket

making.Spicy Jatropha (J.

integerrima) is cultivated an ornamental.

Glycerin, a by product of Jatropha oil.

Intercropped with other cash crops such as coffee, sugar, fruits and vegetables

Spicy Jatropha

Jatropha DisadvantagesThe Jatropha

Curcas nut and oil are inedible, but its price is not distorted by competing food uses.

If there is too little water, the plant will not produce the nut.

Jatropha as bio-dieselGrows naturally and

in plantations in Philippines and Brazil.

The railway line between Mumbai and Delhi is planted with Jatropha and the train itself runs on 15-20% biodiesel.

Jatropha Biodiesel Economics

JojobaIt is more self-stable than

oils of safflower oil, canola oil, almond oil or squalene but less than castor oil and coconut oil

Jojoba is very drought-resistant and can be grown on marginal lands without replacing any existing crops.  the jojoba renewable nature is attractive and can produce less pollution

Jojoba seeds

CastorIndian is the top

castor producing country.

The initiative is run by energy company Global Energy Ethiopia, who are also conducting a research and development program to create new varieties of castor with better yields

Biodiesel and the EnvironmentBiodiesel is considered "climate neutral"

because all of the carbon dioxide released during consumption had been sequestered out of the atmosphere during crop growth.

Combustion of one liter of diesel fuel results in the emission of about 2.6 kilograms of CO2.

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