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JATROPHA VALUE ADDED PRODUCTIONS AND EXPORT BUSINESS





Jatropha Curcas is a special and unique plant. It is often called physic nut, wonder plant or gold plant because of its high economic advantage. Curcas is a diesel bearing plant. It can withstand high degrees of aridity and so can be grown even in desert areas. Jatropha shrubs begin to fruit from the first year and come to full maturity within five years, with a lifespan of up to 45 years, delivering an estimated over 1,500 gallons of diesel per acre per annum.
 It is a non-edible plant that can be cultivated in arid, semi-arid and fertile ground. The seeds when dried and processed contain about 40 per cent oil which could serve as bio-diesel that can be used in standard diesel engines or further processed into aviation fuel, bio-kerosene, bio-petrol and glycerol which is used as a sweetener by confectioners. The cake can be used in fertiliser production as it is a rich source of NPK, production of animal feeds, poultry feeds, insecticide, production of cooking gas and electricity generation while the oil can be used for production of antifungal soaps, shampoos, creams, candles, Turkey red oil and adulteration of olive oil. Part of the by-product of Jatropha Curcas is glycerin which is used as a moisturizer in cosmetics manufacturing. Glycerin is also applied in the textile industry as a plasticizer.

METHOD OF EXTRACTING JATROPHA OIL FROM THE SEED

Oil Presses Method

Oil presses method is used to extract the oil using simple mechanical devices. It is also done manually. The most commonly used oil presses method is the Bielenberg ram press method. Bielenberg ram press method is a simple traditional method that uses simple devices to extract the oils. With the help of this method 3 liters of oil can be obtained with 12 kg of seeds.

Oil Expellers Method

Oil expellers method is also use for jatropha oil extraction. The most commonly used method is the Sayari oil expeller method. This method is also called as Sundhara oil expeller. Komet oil expellers are also used. These sayari oil expellers was developed in Nepal and is a diesel operated one. Now it is developed in Tanzania and Zimbabwe mainly for the production jatropha oil. Heavy oil expellers are made of heavy cast iron and the light ones are made up of iron sheets. Electricity driven models are also available. Komet oil expeller is a single oil expeller machine that is used not only to extract the jatropha oil as well for the preparation of the oil cakes.

Traditional Methods

Traditional methods are used in the rural and developing areas for extracting the oils. Traditional methods are simple and the oil is extracted by hand using simple equipment.

Hot oil extraction Method

The process of extracting the oil at high pressure is called as hot oil extraction method. Since jatropha oil can regulate the operating temperature it is extracted using the hot oil extraction method. Then the cold oil extraction method it is easy to extract the oil from the hot oil extraction since the oil flows more easily due to higher viscosity. And the press cake that remains after extracting the oil also have less oil content which might be 3 to 7 % approximately. These two reasons make the oil press method very interesting. During the oil extraction method many stuffing of the seeds are converted into gum like substances and some non organic substances. These are unwanted products and so they have to be refined.

Modern Concepts Method

Modern methods are followed to extract more oils from the jatropha seeds. In these modern concepts chemical methods like aqueous enzymatic treatment is used. The maximum yield by following this modern method is said to be about 74/5. The main idea in researching the modern concepts is to extract a greater percentage of oil from the jatropha seeds.

BIODIESEL MANUFACTURING PROCESS
The raw material required for Jatropha Biodiesel manufacturing are: Jatropha oil, Methanol, Potassium hydroxide, Isopropyl alcohol, Distilled water, Phenolphthalein solution, Vinegar and Water. First jatropha oil is filtered to remove the solid particles present in it. Then it is heated to remove the water contents if any present in it.
Biodiesel is now been used as a diesel engine in number of agencies. The results are said to be comparable with petroleum in all the areas like power, efficiency, climbing, hauling etc. To determine the amount of catalyst that is required for catalyst. The accurate amount of potassium hydroxide is mixed with methanol till the methanol completely dissolves to get potassium methoxide.
In the winter season additional jatropha oil is heated and is mixed with the potassium methoxide. The mixture is allowed to settle. In this process glycerin settles at the bottom and the biodiesel at the top. The glycerin is then removed and the biodiesel is washed and dried.The biodiesel that is obtained is then checked for quality

Note:

In this process when methanol and potassium hydroxide to produce potassium methoxide which when mixed with oil produces strong polar bond. This breaks the fatty acids into glycerin and biodiesel (esters). These esters later become methyl esters. When the KOH is treated with ethanol it will form ethyl esters.

Export Market
The export market for Jatropha Curcas is high. It can be exported in various value added form like Jatropha Seed, Jatropha Oil, Jatropha Biodiesel. The export market is available in India, Pakistan, Japan, Cote de Voir, Ireland, Malaysia e.t.c. Jatropha can be sourced from most part of Nigeria but the Northern part of Nigeria has a big share in the Jatropha plant cultivation. If you are interested in starting Jatropha Value Added Production and Export Business , we are ready to assist you and make it a success. Contact us today, we will hold you and walk you step-by-step through the business process. Subscribe to our two days Online export business training today, where we will gently take you through the whole process of Jatropha Value Added Production and Export Business. Also, as part of the training benefits, we will provide you expert recommendations on the next step you need to take immediately, we will provide you contact information of international buyers and also information of  local suppliers.
For exporters that are only interested in getting buyers, contact us to order for our List of International Buyers of Jatropha Value Added Products. If you are interested in any of our services, contact us with the information below:

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