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Jatropha Curcas Seeds Can Kill

By on November 20, 2008 in Jatropha Curcas

Jatropha Toxica, Picture Credit: Laaboratorioen Movimieto As important as Jatropha Curcas oil has become as a biodiesel fuel, the plantations that are growing and developing Jatropha will have to have a safety protocol for Jatropha nuts and seeds. The one draw back or negative characteristic for Jatropha Curcas is the seeds are poisonous. Unfortunately, deaths [...]

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Jatropha Curcas Takes Flight With Rolls Royce

By on November 14, 2008 in Jatropha Curcas

Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel will be flying high as Rolls Royce Completes Testing on Jatropha Based Biodiesel before upcoming Air New Zealand Test Flight. 747-400, Picture Credit: The _Skunk_Works 2 Thu 6 Nov 2008 – The jatropha-based jet biofuel to power one of the four engines on the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 test flight set [...]

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The Truth About Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel

By on September 8, 2008 in Jatropha Curcas

(Piecing together the puzzle for Jatropha Curcas being a source for biodiesel) I just received an interesting report about using Jatropha bushes for biodiesel production titled: “Best Practices For Long-Term Jatropha Development., A Position paper by KnowGenix. Jatropha Curcas is being heavily planted for harvesting of it nuts to produce biodiesel. Jatropha has been the [...]

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