Jatropha biodiesel production has become very famous in India. This is because the jatropha is drought resistant crop and also the availability of water in India is less. So India is very suitable for jatropha production.
The jatropha biodiesel production is done by crushing the jatropha seeds. The result of crushing the jatropha seeds is jatropha oil. This jatropha oil is processed and this results in production of high quality biodiesel. This biodiesel is used in a standard diesel car. The residue of the process is again processed and used as biomass feedstock to power electricity plants. This processed residue can also be used as fertilizer. The processed residue contains nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
The most interesting news about the jatropha is it is able to produce four times more fuel per hectare as soybean and ten times as maize. Many farmers are started cultivating jatropha in India as only less water is needed. The farmers have also started cultivating jatropha in all unused lands. Further research is also going on in jatropha biodiesel production. Many researchers and scientist are involved in the jatropha biodiesel production research. People are becoming very concerned about environment so definitely there is no surprise in people adopting the use of biodiesel.
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