Jatropha: A Comprehensive Review of Its Potential as a Green Fuel | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||
| Volume 68, Issue 13, December 2025, Pages 57-68 PDF (1.06 M) | ||
| Document Type: Review Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2025.379145.11658 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fardous Mohammad Tawfik Abdelwanis1; Said A. Saleh* 2; Hesham S. Abdelaty3; Mansoura Ali4 | ||
| 1Crops Tech. Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Horticultural Crops Technology Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 3Moringa Unit, National Research Centre, 33-ElBuhouth St., P.O. 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 4National Research Centre,Dept. of Organometallic and Organometalloid Chemisry | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The world’s growing industrialization, population, and modernity caused a dramatic increase in petroleum demands for industry, transportation, heating and other uses. Depending on the continued exploitation, the planet's natural and mineral resources are being rapidly depleted, and the world's petroleum resources are predicted to run out entirely in 40 years. As a result, many researchers are searching for alternative fuel resources that may manufactured from renewable feedstock. Because of that biodiesel is becoming attractive due to its environmental benefits and come from renewable resources. Jatropha is a non-edible crop that is suitable for growing in tropical or subtropical regions. Jatropha could be the most suitable source for biodiesel production. Where it can grow on wide range of soils including sandy and gravelly soils, and marginal lands, saline soil, and requires very little water, not to mention fertilizer. Jatropha seed has high oil content, producing biodiesel similar to that of petroleum properties. Depending on that, the presented manuscript aimed to introduce Jatropha and review its potential as a green fuel, several approaches and techniques used to generate biodiesel from the oil of Jatropha. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Jatropha; biodiesel; Transesterification; Pyrolysis; and cetane number | ||
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