Diminishing worldwide fossil fuel reserves coupled with the negative impact of their use on
the environment has led to increased research and development of renewable energy …

Jatropha curcas L. has been promoted as an oilseed crop for use to meet the increased
world demand for vegetable oil production, and in particular, as a feedstock for biodiesel …

Jatropha curcas L. has been promoted as an oilseed crop for use to meet the increased
world demand for vegetable oil production, and in particular, as a feedstock for biodiesel …

Jatropha curcas, a non-edible oilseed, is becoming popular as a source of biodiesel.
However, there are some limitations to using J. curcas such as the presence of carcinogenic …

Ninety percent of the world's energy demands are met by non-renewable fossil fuels. The
limited supply, high prices and non-sustainability of fossil fuels has led to exploring new …

Limited resources of petroleum crude oil and environmental concern have increased the
demand of biodiesel. One way of reducing the cost of biodiesel production is to use the non …

Jatropha curcas has gained popularity as a potential biofuel crop but the major constraint for
improvement of the crop for yield and seed quality traits is the narrow genetic base of the …

With the increase in crude oil prices, climate change concerns and limited reserves of fossil
fuel, attention has been diverted to alternate renewable energy sources such as biofuel and …

Jatropha curcas is a multipurpose plant with numerous attributes. It can potentially become
one of the world's key energy crops. Its seed weighs 0.53–0.86 g and the seed kernel …

Jatropha curcas is an oleaginous plant of multiple uses including the production of
biodiesel. By-products after oil extraction can be used for animal feed, but the presence of …