Alternate fuels

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Fossil fuels are one of the major sources of energy in world today. It can be accounted to easy usability, availability and cost effectiveness. But the limited reserves of fossil fuels are a great concern owing to fast depletion of the reserve due to worldwide increase in demand .
Biodiesel has become beguiling nowadays for it is environmental benefits and it seems an opposite alternative fuel for future, it’s made from renewable biological sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats. It is biodegradable and nontoxic, low emission profiles and also environmentally beneficial.
Vegetable oils are among the different sources of energy fuels being considered as alternatives to fossil fuels. Palm-oil, coconut oil among other oil is required in refined forms to obtained quality biodiesel, in Addition to their food needs; this makes the production of biodiesel from their sources uneconomical. Non-edible oils obtained from plant species such as Jatropha curcas L . and Castor seeds may provide better alternatives with great potential for biodiesel production because it does not conflict with the food crises: since it is not main food source
Each Jatropha seed produces 35% to 37% of its mass in oil and it is drought resistant. It is being considered a break through because of availability of various types of oil seeds in huge quantities. Vegetable oil are renewable in nature and may generate opportunities for rural employment when use on large scare.

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