Constantly the biodiesel industry is looking for some alternative to produce sustainable energy. Biodiesel prepared from canola, sunflower and jatropha can replace or be integrated with standard diesel. During first half of 2000's jatropha biofuel made the headlines as a preferred and appealing option. It is prepared from jatropha curcas, a plant species belonging to Central America that can be grown on .

Jatropha Curcas is a non edible plant that grows in the dry regions. The plant grows very rapidly and it can yield seeds for about 50 years. The oil obtained from its seeds can be utilized as a biofuel. This can be blended with petroleum diesel. Previously it has been used twice with algae combination to sustain test flight of industrial airlines.

Another positive method of jatorpha seeds is that they have 37% oil material and they can be burned as a fuel without refining them. It is likewise used for medical purpose. Supporters of jatropha biodiesel state that the flames of jatropha oil are smoke totally free and they are effectively tested for simple diesel engines.

Jatropha biodiesel as Renewable Energy Investment has actually drawn in the interest of many companies, which have checked it for automobile use. Jatropha biodiesel has actually been roadway tested by Mercedes and 3 of the cars and trucks have actually covered 18,600 miles by utilizing the jatropha plant biodiesel.

Since it is because of some downsides, the jatropha biodiesel have not considered as a wonderful renewable resource. The greatest problem is that no one understands that exactly what the performance rate of the plant is. Secondly they do not understand how large scale cultivation might affect the soil quality and the environment as a whole. The jatropha plant requires five times more water per energy than corn and sugarcane. This raises another problem. On the other hand it is to be kept in mind that jatropha can grow on tropical climates with annual rains of about 1000 to 1500 mm. A thing to be noted is that jatropha needs proper irrigation in the very first year of its plantation which lasts for decades.

Recent survey says that it is true that jatropha can grow on degraded land with little water and bad nutrition. But there is no evidence for the yield to be high. This might be proportional to the quality of the soil. In such a case it might need high quality of land and might need the very same quagmire that is faced by most biofuel types.

Jatropha has one main disadvantage. The seeds and leaves of jatropha are toxic to people and livestock. This made the Australian government to prohibit the plant in 2006. The government stated the plant as invasive types, and too dangerous for western Australian agriculture and the environment here (DAFWQ 2006).

While jatropha has promoting budding, there are number of research study difficulties remain. The significance of cleansing needs to be studied because of the toxicity of the plant. Along side an organized research study of the oil yield have actually to be undertaken, this is very important since of high yield of jatropha would probably required before jatropha can be contributed considerably to the world. Lastly it is also extremely important to study about the jatropha types that can endure in more temperature level climate, as jatropha is very much restricted in the tropical climates.