Development of the Jatropha cultivation and biodiesel production : case study of Karnataka State, India

In 2003 India launched a National Mission on Biofuels. Its main strategy has been to promote Jatropha curcas; a perennial shrub that bears non-edible oil seeds that can be used to produce biodiesel with the aim of achieving a target of 20% blending of biodiesel by 2012. This thesis recommends a fram...

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Main Author: Estrin, Alexander N.
Other Authors: Cockerill, Tim
Published: Imperial College London 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514568