Bio-diesel from jatropha: from vision to reality
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  • Author:
    Alok Adholeya and Deepak Pant
  • Abstract:

    Rapidly decreasing fossil-fuel reserves of the world have led to an intensive search for alternative sources of energy, and bio-diesel has emerged as the most promising among all available options. This has led to an escalation in research relating to bio-diesel production, and the plant that has caught the fancy of one and all is Jatropha curcas (ratanjyot). Considered as a much maligned and ignored weed till recently, its seeds are now in high demand due to their ability to produce fuel-quality oil called bio-diesel. Presently, efforts are on to produce bio-diesel on a commercial scale in an economical way.

    TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) has been at the forefront of all aspects of bio-diesel research, right from superior germplasm selection to doing feasibility studies for industries. Here, we attempt to unravel the facts surrounding jatropha-based bio-diesel and the related potential to touch all areas of life.

  • Journal:
    Agriculture for Food Security, and Rural Growth
  • Publisher:
    The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
  • Page:
    69 - 108
  • Sector:
    Bioenergy and Biofuel   
  • Publication Type:
    Book/ Chapter
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