Jatropha Uses

A relevant usage is only at the physic nut (Jatropha curcas before). Because of their frugality they can even be grown in dry savanna areas. Despite the limited needs of the plant produces oil: Your seed has an oil content of more than 30%, which is on top with a cetane number of 60 (rape has only about 54) one of the most effective technically useful vegetable oils in the world. The cultivation is therefore especially rewarding, not only for the subsistence economy (oil production for own use), but also for resale on the international market.

Currently, the global area under cultivation is less than 1 million hectares, about 80% of this area accounts for attention to the Asian countries, especially India, China and Indonesia. But even in South America and Africa is the commercial jatropha cultivation is booming. New studies indicate that worldwide, there is a growing potential of about 30 million hectares.


Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha
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