Jatropha curcas is a woody-shrub species of the Euphorbiaceae family that is widely
distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. The great interest in its cultivation lies in the …

Soybean, rapeseed, and palm oil are the main raw materials for biodiesel production
worldwide. However, there are other potential feedstocks for biodiesel production …

Vegetable oil extraction processes are found to be energy intensive. Thermodynamically,
any energy intensive process is considered to degrade the most useful part of energy that is …

The wide distribution of Jatropha curcas L. in tropical areas provides the opportunity to use
this plant for improving slope stability and controlling erosion. To determine the effectiveness …

To gain insights into the adaptive characteristics of ephemeral plants and enrich their
potential for resource exploitation, the adaptive changes in two highly dominant species …

Jatropha curcas L., member of the Euphorbiaceae family, is widely recognized as a
promising bioenergy crop. Its seed oil is used particularly for eco-friendly biodiesel …

Unlike most biofuel species, Jatropha curcas has promise for use in marginal lands, but it
may serve an additional role by stabilizing soils. We evaluated the growth and structural …

Jatropha curcas L.(JCL) commercial plantations in Mexico, one of the most important JCL
origin centers, have failed due to a variety of biological, political and technical factors …

In a global context in which obtaining new energy sources is of paramount importance, the
production of biodiesel from plant crops is a potentially viable alternative to the use of fossil …

The need to mitigate climate change makes production of liquid biofuels a high priority.
Substituting fossil fuels by biodiesel produced from Jatropha curcas has gained widespread …