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