It's obvious that biodiesel can now be obtained successfully from Jatropha curcas plant in Nigeria and in any part of the world that are ready to invest resources into it with utmost benefits.
This will enhance wealth and job creation opportunities for millions of Nigerians through farming and processing of the seed harvested into biodiesel.
What is biodiesel?
Biodiesel is the name of a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic renewable resources. Biodiesel is simple to use. It is biodegradable, nontoxic and essentially free of sulfur and aromatic. How is biodiesel made? Biodiesel is made through a chemical process called TRANSESTERIFICATION whereby the glycerin is separated from the fat or vegetable oil.
The process leaves behind two products—methyl esters (the chemical name for biodiesel) and glycerin(a valuable byproduct usually used in soap and other products) To make a long term business opportunity, attention must be given to the critical issue of availability of the right feedstock at the right cost.
Jatropha and other nonfood feedstock will be a vast source of bio-fuel and a key to reducing our dependence on fossil fuel (i.e. diesel from crude oil). Jatropha can bring significant environmental benefits. It can replace jet fuel and diesel from petroleum without interfering with food crops or leading to the clearing of forests. The good thing about Jatropha is that you are producing a tree shrub that lives for a long time and does our job of producing oil while it also sequesters lot of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Jatropha is a valuable multi-purpose crop to alleviate soil degradation ,desertification and deforestation which can be used for bio-energy to replace petro-diesel ,for soap production and climatic protection and hence deserves specific attention .Jatropha can help to increase rural incomes ,self –sustainability and alleviate poverty for women, elderly, children and men, tribal-communities and small farmers. It can as well help to increase income from plantations and agro—industries.
We are sure that you must have learnt one or two thing(s) today about jatropha and we implore you to always check back for more updates or better still,use the form above to subscribe to our special updates where we will as well be updating you with information that we can't afford sharing publicly.
What is biodiesel?
Biodiesel is the name of a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic renewable resources. Biodiesel is simple to use. It is biodegradable, nontoxic and essentially free of sulfur and aromatic. How is biodiesel made? Biodiesel is made through a chemical process called TRANSESTERIFICATION whereby the glycerin is separated from the fat or vegetable oil.
The process leaves behind two products—methyl esters (the chemical name for biodiesel) and glycerin(a valuable byproduct usually used in soap and other products) To make a long term business opportunity, attention must be given to the critical issue of availability of the right feedstock at the right cost.
Jatropha and other nonfood feedstock will be a vast source of bio-fuel and a key to reducing our dependence on fossil fuel (i.e. diesel from crude oil). Jatropha can bring significant environmental benefits. It can replace jet fuel and diesel from petroleum without interfering with food crops or leading to the clearing of forests. The good thing about Jatropha is that you are producing a tree shrub that lives for a long time and does our job of producing oil while it also sequesters lot of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Jatropha is a valuable multi-purpose crop to alleviate soil degradation ,desertification and deforestation which can be used for bio-energy to replace petro-diesel ,for soap production and climatic protection and hence deserves specific attention .Jatropha can help to increase rural incomes ,self –sustainability and alleviate poverty for women, elderly, children and men, tribal-communities and small farmers. It can as well help to increase income from plantations and agro—industries.
We are sure that you must have learnt one or two thing(s) today about jatropha and we implore you to always check back for more updates or better still,use the form above to subscribe to our special updates where we will as well be updating you with information that we can't afford sharing publicly.