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Some potential biofuel plants for production of biodiesel in semi-arid and arid conditions: A review

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Jolly Garg

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

african journal of plant science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1996-0824

DOI - 10.5897/ajps11.108

Subject(s) - euphorbiaceae , biofuel , jatropha , biodiesel , renewable energy , arid , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , agroforestry , botany , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , engineering , ecology , organic chemistry , catalysis

In India the demand of petroleum products has significantly increased during the last two decades due to rapid expansion in transport, industrial and agricultural sector. Plants provide source of renewable energy. A number of plants belonging to families Euphorbiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Apocynaceae, Convolvulaceae etc. posses hydrocarbons. These triterpenoids are hexane extractable and can be converted into biofuel using hydro in their saps and latex. They contain hydrocarbons, which have over 30% of tri-terpenoids cracking. Screening of various biofuel plants was carried out. Key words: Euphorbiaceae, latex, hydrocarbons, renewable sources of energy.

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