Jatropha bio-diesel production and use
- ISSN: 09619534
- DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.03.003
Abstract
The interest in using Jatropha curcas L. (JCL) as a feedstock for the production of bio-diesel is rapidly growing. The properties of the crop and its oil have persuaded investors, policy makers and clean development mechanism (CDM) project developers to consider JCL as a substitute for fossil fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, JCL is still a wild plant of which basic agronomic properties are not thoroughly understood and the environmental effects have not been investigated yet. Gray literature reports are very optimistic on simultaneous wasteland reclamation capability and oil yields, further fueling the Jatropha bio-diesel hype. In this paper, we give an overview of the currently available information on the different process steps of the production process of bio-diesel from JCL, being cultivation and production of seeds, extraction of the oil, conversion to and the use of the bio-diesel and the by-products. Based on this collection of data and information the best available practice, the shortcomings and the potential environmental risks and benefits are discussed for each production step. The review concludes with a call for general precaution and for science to be applied.
Jatropha bio-diesel production and use
*Citation
Achten WMJ, Verchot L, Franken YJ, Mathijs E, Singh VP, Aerts R, Muys B 2008. Jatropha
bio-diesel production and use. Biomass and Bioenergy 32(12), 1063-1084
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.03.003
Authors: W.M.J. Achtena, L. Verchotb, Y.J. Frankenc, E. Mathijsd, V.P. Singhe, R.
Aertsa and B. Muysa, *
a
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Division Forest, Nature and Landscape,
Celestijnenlaan 200 E Box 2411, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium
b
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Head Quarters , United Nations
Avenue, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
c FACT Foundation, Horsten 1, 5612 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands
d
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Division Agricultural and Food
Economics, Willem de Croylaan 42 Box 2424, BE- 3001 Leuven,
Belgium
e
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Regional office for South Asia, CG
Block, 1st Floor, National Agricultural Science Centre, Dev Prakash
Shastri Marg, Pusa, New Delhi - 110 012, India
* Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 (0) 16 329726; Fax: +32 (0) 16
329760; E-mail address: bart.muys@biw.kuleuven.be (B. Muys)
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Title 1
Jatropha bio-diesel production and use 2
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Authors 4
W.M.J. Achtena, L. Verchotb, Y.J. Frankenc, E. Mathijsd, V.P. Singhe, R. Aertsa and B. 5
Muysa, * 6
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Affiliations 8
a
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, Celestijnenlaan 9
200 E Box 2411, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium 10
b
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Head Quarters, United Nations Avenue, P.O. Box 11
30677, Nairobi, Kenya 12
c FACT Foundation, Horsten 1, 5612 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands 13
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Division Agricultural and Food Economics, Willem de 14
Croylaan 42 Box 2424, BE- 3001 Leuven, Belgium 15
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World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Regional office for South Asia, CG Block, 1st Floor, 16
National Agricultural Science Centre, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, Pusa, New Delhi - 110 17
012, India 18
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Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 (0) 16 329726; Fax: +32 (0) 16 329760;
E-mail address: bart.muys@biw.kuleuven.be (B. Muys)
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