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Another method of jatorpha seeds is that they have 37% oil material and they can be burned as a fuel without refining them. It is also utilized for medical function. Supporters of jatropha [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) say that the flames of jatropha oil are smoke totally free and they are successfully tested for easy diesel engines.
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Jatropha [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) as Renewable Energy Investment has drawn in the interest of numerous business, which have actually evaluated it for vehicle usage. Jatropha biodiesel has actually been roadway checked by Mercedes and 3 of the cars have covered 18,600 miles by utilizing the [jatropha curcas](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) plant [biodiesel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).
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Since it is because of some drawbacks, the [jatropha biodiesel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) have not considered as a wonderful renewable resource. The biggest issue is that nobody knows that just what the efficiency rate of the plant is. Secondly they do not know how big scale growing may affect the soil quality and the environment as a whole. The [jatropha](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) plant needs 5 times more water per energy than corn and sugarcane. This raises another problem. On the other hand it is to be noted that jatropha can grow on tropical climates with annual rainfall of about 1000 to 1500 mm. A thing to be kept in mind is that jatropha requires appropriate irrigation in the very first year of its plantation which lasts for decades.
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Recent survey says that it holds true that jatropha can grow on degraded land with little water and poor nutrition. But there is no evidence for the yield to be high. This might be proportional to the quality of the soil. In such a case it might need high quality of land and might require the same quagmire that is faced by a lot of [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) types.
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Jatropha has one main downside. The seeds and leaves of [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) are toxic to humans and livestock. This made the Australian federal government to ban the plant in 2006. The federal government stated the plant as invasive species, and too dangerous for western Australian farming and the environment here (DAFWQ 2006).
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