Biodiesel from Jatropha Curcas

Bio-diesel Plantations

What is Biodiesel?

We are the exclusive facilitators for D1Williamson Magor for the production of Jatropha Curcas in North East India. Jatropha is a hardy plant which can grow anywhere with minimal supervision. The oil from its seeds can be used as a substitute for diesel and can be mixed with diesel at any ratio.

If you want to be one of the pioneers in this sunrise sector, we will provide you with all assistance including technical knowhow through the agronomists of Williamson Magor, a Company which has over 140 years of experience in tea plantations. Contact our Biodiesel Division.

Why Biodiesel?

Cleaner than diesel, biodiesel reduces emissions of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and particulate matter. It’s plant-based, therefore what is used can be re-grown. It’s another way to support your farmer. Biodiesel is a natural lubricant and therefore guarantees longer engine life. The fuel emits a fried food or barbecue aroma.

Why Biodiesel? Because:

a) Biodiesel helps Create Jobs and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil
b) Good for the Economy, Good for the Environment, Good for the Community
c) Passport to Pollution-Free Environment
d) You can stand behind your silencer!
e) Licensed to Kill Pollution
f) Healthy Air, Healthy Engine, Healthy Income
g) Our Future Depends on it
h) Fuel of the Future
i) Renewable Energy for a more Profitable and Cleaner tomorrow
j) Money grows on Trees!

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel that can be used in place of petroleum based diesel fuel. Most diesel cars can run biodiesel with no modifications to the fuel system. Biodiesel starts out as vegetable based oil. The oil is chemically transformed into methyl esters (biodiesel) and glycerin (a byproduct). The chemical process is called transesterfication.

Biodiesel can be mixed with petroleum diesel in any percentage, from 1 to 99, which is represented by a number following a B. For example, B5 is 5 percent biodiesel with 95 percent petroleum, B20 is 20 percent biodiesel with 80 percent petroleum, or B100 is 100 percent biodiesel, no petroleum.

In the USA, the market for biodiesel grew from 25 million gallons per year in 2004 to 78 million gallons in 2005. Biodiesel production in the U.S. is expected to reach 300 million gallons by the end of 2006, and to reach approximately 750 million gallons per year in 2007.

Demand for biodiesel in the U.S. has grown so fast in the first half of 2006 that the 65 or so existing major biodiesel refineries are barely able to keep up. To meet this demand, over fifty new, larger-scale plants are in construction and are expected to come online between late 2006 and 2008. Not only will these fifty plants more than double the U.S. production capacity, but the size and production volumes of the new plants are much bigger on average.

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