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Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review

Fluctuation in fossil fuel prices and the increasing awareness of environmental degradation have prompted the search for alternatives from renewable energy sources. Biodiesel is the most efficient alternative to fossil fuel substitution because it can be properly modified for current diesel engines....

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Main Authors: Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna, Khairuddin, Nozieana, Siddique, Bazlul Mobin, Hassan, Mohd Ali
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87223/1/Potential%20of%20Jatropha%20curcas%20L.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.872232022-01-20T02:56:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87223/ Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna Khairuddin, Nozieana Siddique, Bazlul Mobin Hassan, Mohd Ali Fluctuation in fossil fuel prices and the increasing awareness of environmental degradation have prompted the search for alternatives from renewable energy sources. Biodiesel is the most efficient alternative to fossil fuel substitution because it can be properly modified for current diesel engines. It is a vegetable oil-based fuel with similar properties to petroleum diesel. Generally, biodiesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable, and highly efficient alternative for fossil fuel substitution. In Malaysia, oil palm is considered as the most valuable commodity crop and gives a high economic return to the country. However, the ethical challenge of food or fuel makes palm oil not an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production. Therefore, attention is shifted to non-edible feedstock like Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (Jatropha curcas L.). It is an inedible oil-bearing crop that can be processed into biodiesel. It has a high-seed yield that could be continually produced for up to 50 years. Furthermore, its utilization will have zero impact on food sources since the oil is poisonous for human and animal consumption. However, Jatropha biodiesel is still in its preliminary phase compared to palm oil-based biodiesel in Malaysia due to a lack of research and development. Therefore, this paper emphasizes the potential of Jatropha curcas as an eco-friendly biodiesel feedstock to promote socio-economic development and meet significantly growing energy demands even though the challenges for its implementation as a national biodiesel program might be longer. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020-07-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87223/1/Potential%20of%20Jatropha%20curcas%20L.pdf Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna and Khairuddin, Nozieana and Siddique, Bazlul Mobin and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2020) Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review. Processes, 8 (7). art. no. 786. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2227-9717 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/8/7/786 10.3390/pr8070786
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description Fluctuation in fossil fuel prices and the increasing awareness of environmental degradation have prompted the search for alternatives from renewable energy sources. Biodiesel is the most efficient alternative to fossil fuel substitution because it can be properly modified for current diesel engines. It is a vegetable oil-based fuel with similar properties to petroleum diesel. Generally, biodiesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable, and highly efficient alternative for fossil fuel substitution. In Malaysia, oil palm is considered as the most valuable commodity crop and gives a high economic return to the country. However, the ethical challenge of food or fuel makes palm oil not an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production. Therefore, attention is shifted to non-edible feedstock like Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (Jatropha curcas L.). It is an inedible oil-bearing crop that can be processed into biodiesel. It has a high-seed yield that could be continually produced for up to 50 years. Furthermore, its utilization will have zero impact on food sources since the oil is poisonous for human and animal consumption. However, Jatropha biodiesel is still in its preliminary phase compared to palm oil-based biodiesel in Malaysia due to a lack of research and development. Therefore, this paper emphasizes the potential of Jatropha curcas as an eco-friendly biodiesel feedstock to promote socio-economic development and meet significantly growing energy demands even though the challenges for its implementation as a national biodiesel program might be longer.
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author Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna
Khairuddin, Nozieana
Siddique, Bazlul Mobin
Hassan, Mohd Ali
spellingShingle Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna
Khairuddin, Nozieana
Siddique, Bazlul Mobin
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review
author_facet Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna
Khairuddin, Nozieana
Siddique, Bazlul Mobin
Hassan, Mohd Ali
author_sort Che Hamzah, Nurul Husna
title Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review
title_short Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review
title_full Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review
title_fullStr Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review
title_full_unstemmed Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as biodiesel feedstock in Malaysia: a concise review
title_sort potential of jatropha curcas l. as biodiesel feedstock in malaysia: a concise review
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87223/1/Potential%20of%20Jatropha%20curcas%20L.pdf
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