Vegetos- An International Journal of Plant Research
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 2

Bio-Diesel—An Alternative Non-Conventional Energy Source

  • Author:
  • Swapnal Sisodia, M Badruzzaman Siddiqui, Seema Bhadauria, Sadhana Jadon
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 68 to 75

Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh–202 002 (INDIA)

*Corresponding author, E-mail: swapnal81@hotmail.com

Abstract

Biodiesel is the need of hour and finding an alternate feedstock for biodiesel is necessary. Jatropha emerged as an important feedstock. Present paper embodies its applications as biodiesel source, its cultivation, yield, factors affecting oil production.

Keywords

Biodiesel, Jatropha, energy