BIODIESEL PRODUCTING CROPS
Rajeew Kumar
G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-Uttrakhand
Many oil-based substances can be used to produce biodiesel eg. Vegetable oils such as canola, soy bean, palm, corn, hemp, coconut, sunflower, and olive. Crops given in table 1 can be utilized for the preparation of biodiesel.
Biodiesel producing crops and their yield
Crops
Botanical Name
**Kg Oil/hectare
Crops
Botanical Name
**Kg Oil/hectare
Corn
Zea mays
145
Tung oil tree
Aleurites fordii
790
Cashew nut
Anacardium occidentale
148
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
800
Oat
Avena sativa
183
Cocoa
Theobroma cacao
863
Palm
Erythea salvadorensis
189
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
890
Lupine
Lupinus albus
195
Opium poppy
Papaver somniferum
978
Rubber seed
Hevea brasiliensis
217
Rapeseed
Brassica napus
1000
Kenaf
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
230
Olive tree
Olea europaea
1019
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
256
Paiassava
Attalea funifera
1112
Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
273
Gopher plant
Euphorbia lathyris
1119
Hemp
Cannabis sativa
305
Castor bean
Ricinus communis
1188
Soybean
Glycine max
375
Bacuri
Platonia insignis
1197
Coffee
Coffea arabica
386
Pecan
Carya illinoensis
1505
Linseed
Linum usitatissimum
402
Jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
1528
Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
405
Babassu palm
Orbignya martiana
1541
Euphorbia
Euphorbia lagascae
440
Jatropha
Jatropha curcas
1590
Pumpkin seed
Cucurbita pepo
449
Macadamia nut
Macadamia terniflora
1887
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
450
Brazil nut
Bertholletia excelsa
2010
Mustard
Brassica alba
481
Avocado
Persea americana
2217
Camelina
Camelina sativa
490
Coconut
Cocos nucifera
2260
Sesame
Sesamum indicum
585
Oiticia
Licania rigida
2520
Crambe
Crambe abyssinica
589
Buriti palm
Mauritia flexuosa
2743
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
655
Pequi
Caryocar brasiliense
3142
Buffalo gourd
Cucurbita foetidissima
665
Macauba palm
Acrocomia aculeata
3775
Rice
Oriza sativa L.
696
Oil palm
Elaeis guineensis
5000
** Maximum capacity of oil production
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