What is Jatropha?

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A few months ago, I heard my colleagues discussing about the jatropha and its potential as a source of bio-diesel in the Philippines. In a news article of Philippine star last June 13, 2006, I found out that The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is planning to build a refinery that would process jathropa into biodiesel. (the author of the article use to spell it as jathropa).

I made some research about jatropha and later found out that jatropha seems already popular in some countries like India where it has become a source of livelihood and a promising source of alternative fuel in the future.

Like coconut and sugar cane, I hope that the development of alternative fuels in the Philippine continue to progress because we cannot stand anymore the continuous rise of the cost of fossil fuel oil products.




Category Filed in: Biofuels
Local date: February, 2012

  • Amadeo
    Yes, this alternative source of fuel is gaining considerable interest in our our part of Northern Mindanao. Possibly, as a substitute for planting castor beans.

    Both spellings appear to be acceptable ( with or without the "h") but in our local dialect, it is called tuba-tuba, known for its hardiness and ability to thrive in marginal land. Thus, suitable even for left-over land.

    Some say one planting can be productive for as much as 30 years.
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