Jojoba
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Jojoba is a shrub native to the Sonoran desert of North America that produces oil-rich nuts. The oil is used in cosmetics and other household products, and has potential for use as a feedstock for production of biodiesel.
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Production and usage by Country
- Egypt: According to New Scientist, farmers in Egypt are producing jojoba for biofuel production.[1]
- India: The Association of Rajasthan Jojoba Plantation and Research Project (AJORP) has developed three model farms (one in Gujarat) for jojoba production, on in cooperation with an Israeli organization.
- United Arab Emirates: Scientists in the UAE are evaluating using jojoba for biodiesel.[2]
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News
- Jojoba offers eco-friendly energy option, 2 March 2007 from Gulfnews.com. "Scientists at the UAE University in Al Ain have come up with an alternative to diesel fuel by using jojoba oil."
- Jojoba oil could fuel cars and trucks, 6 March 2003, New Scientist magazine. From the article:
- "Early tests show that jojoba-fuelled engines kick out fewer pollutants, run more quietly and for longer, and perform just as well as diesels."
- "Engineers think the oil has potential as a motor fuel because it releases a lot of energy when it burns and is chemically stable at the high temperatures and pressures in a working engine."
- "It can be grown in hot climates, salty soils and even deserts."
- Wikipedia article on jojoba.
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Notes
| Temperate feedstocks for bioenergy | edit | |
| Corn (Bioethanol) | Jojoba (biodiesel) | Prairie grasses (Bioethanol) | Rapeseed (Biodiesel) | Soy beans (Biodiesel) | Sugar beet (Bioethanol) | Sweet potato (Bioethanol) | Sweet sorghum (Bioethanol) | Switchgrass (Bioethanol) | Wheat (Bioethanol) | ||
| Biodiesel | edit | |
| Biodiesel production | Biodiesel companies Biodiesel producers by country | Biodiesel organizations | ||
| Biodiesel feedstocks: Currently in use: soybeans | palm oil | coconut oil | rapeseed | sunflower seed | castor beans | jatropha | karanj | jojoba | waste vegetable oil | animal fat | ||
| Currently in research and development: algae | halophytes (saltwater plants) | ||
