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Jatropha Project
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Solar energy Recycled oilOil extractionBiodieselProduction
The Biodiesel chain
DistributionPlantationConsumption
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What is Biodiesel?
It's a fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oil, similar to the Diesel from petroleum
Obs: Biodiesel is not the same as vegetable oil! Vegetable oil becomes biodiesel after a chemical process.
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What are the advantages ofBiodiesel?
Renewable
Itcan be blendedin any concentration with diesel-oil
Can be used inunmodifieddiesel vehicles
Produced from many sources
Edible virgin or used oil (olive, soy, corn, sunflower, ecc)
Non-edibleoils (castor, jatropha)
Animal fat (lard)
Does not contribue to the Greenhouse gas effect
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