Biodiesel from castor is an emerging trend in Jamaica as it planned to use the oil seed crop to minimize its energy burden in a sustainable way.Petrojam Ethanol Limited(PEL) Chairman,Mr.Karl James stated that castor biodiesel is a potential renewable source, well suited to Jamaican conditions and can meet atleast 3% of the total consumption of 168 million gallons of diesel oil demand in the country.He further insisted that the initiative is to be implemented with caution and the formation of inter ministerial committee of Cabinet is mandatory to accelerate the program.Energy Minister, Philip Paulwell said that castor crop is well acclimatized to grow in any marginal region without competing with the principal crops.He also added that castor needs low maintainance and high oil content in beans renders production effective.
It is vital to carefully select a castor breed and good agronomic practices for the implementation of the project with success.
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Please how I can get more information about the Castor oil bio-diesel.
I need information about the NaOH %, the amount of methanol, if they are using wash water?
Also I need information to get raw Castor oil
Thank you for your help.