Q.Bio-diesel is extracted from :
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Jatropha curcas is a non-edible, drought-resistant oilseed shrub that can be cultivated on marginal wastelands, along railway tracks and highway margins, making it attractive as a biodiesel crop that does not divert agricultural land away from food production. Its seeds yield 30-40% oil, which is processed through transesterification (reaction with methanol in the presence of a catalyst) to produce biodiesel, a renewable substitute or blending agent for petro-diesel. Ricinus communis (castor) yields industrial castor oil rather than biodiesel feedstock in this context, Phyllanthus amarus is a medicinal herb val …
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