Vegetable oil production potential from Jatropha curcas, Croton megalocarpus, Aleurites moluccana, Moringa oleifera and Pachira glabra: Assessment of renewable energy resources for bio-energy production in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKibazohi, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorSangwan, Rajbir S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-12T14:26:46Z
dc.date.available2016-07-12T14:26:46Z
dc.date.issued2011-03
dc.descriptionFull text can be acessed at the following link http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0961953410005064en_US
dc.description.abstractResearch on vegetable oil for biofuels in Africa and Asia has focused mainly on Jatropha curcas while other potential oil bearing plants have received little attention. Vegetable oil production potential for five oil bearing plant species namely: Aleurites moluccana, Croton megalocarpus, Jatropha curcas, Moringa oleifera and Pachira glabra were investigated. Nuts and seeds of the plants were collected from the wild and their potential for vegetable oil production assessed in terms of seed/nut acreage yield, seed/nut oil content, harvesting requirement, and upstream processing before vegetable oil recovery. All five varieties were found to contain acceptable but different oil content ranging from 20 to 33% w/w, and seed/nut acreage yield of 3 t ha−1 y−1 to 12.5 t ha−1 y−1. Upstream processing was needed for A. moluccana to break open nuts to release the kernel, and dehulling for both C. megalocarpus and J. curcas to release the seeds, before extracting the vegetable oil, while the seeds of both M. oleifera and P. glabra did not need upstream processing. The Multi-criteria Decision Analysis ranked C. megalocarpus as the plant with the highest vegetable oil production potential of 1.8 t ha−1 y−1 followed by M. oleifera, J. curcas (1 t ha−1 y−1), A. moluccana, and P. glabra. The analysis underlines the need for more studies on C. megalocarpus and M. oleifera for biofuel production in Africa and other regions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKibazohi, O. & Sangwan, R. (2011). Vegetable oil production potential from Jatropha curcas, Croton megalocarpus, Aleurites moluccana, Moringa oleifera and Pachira glabra: Assessment of renewable energy resources for bio-energy production in Africa. Biomass And Bioenergy, 35(3), 1352-1356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.048en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3148
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAleurites moluccanaen_US
dc.subjectCroton megalocarpusen_US
dc.subjectJatropha curcasen_US
dc.subjectMoringa oleiferaen_US
dc.subjectPachira glabraen_US
dc.titleVegetable oil production potential from Jatropha curcas, Croton megalocarpus, Aleurites moluccana, Moringa oleifera and Pachira glabra: Assessment of renewable energy resources for bio-energy production in Africaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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