• agriculture season plant castor oil extract from castor seed in Bangladesh
  • agriculture season plant castor oil extract from castor seed in Bangladesh
  • agriculture season plant castor oil extract from castor seed in Bangladesh
  • agriculture season plant castor oil extract from castor seed in Bangladesh
  • How many hectares of castor oil are there in Bangladesh?
  • FAO reported castor oil seeds grew over 364 ha in Bangladesh in 2019 and estimated annual production of 254 tonnes. Deb et al. (2017) collected castor seeds growing in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which gave a minimum oil content of 48.3%, and extracted biodiesel from the castor oil.
  • Is Castor edible in Bangladesh?
  • Castor is a plant that can grow easily and almost anywhere, even in harsh soils, and is regarded as unwanted in Bangladesh. It is a non-edible source with its seeds having an oil content between 40%–55% ( Keera et al., 2018, Deb et al., 2017 ). The plant has a long lifespan and bears a large number of seeds every year.
  • Can biodiesel be extracted from castor oil?
  • Deb et al. (2017) collected castor seeds growing in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which gave a minimum oil content of 48.3%, and extracted biodiesel from the castor oil. The biodiesel from castor oil had a calorific value of 36.25 MJ/kg while the density and the kinematic viscosity were higher than conventional diesel.
  • What is castor oil plant?
  • The Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis L.) is a non-food, drought-resistant, energy crop gaining attention for producing biofuel as biodiesel in developed as well as other regions. It is produced from seed as well as by tissue culture.
  • Can biodiesel be produced from castor seed?
  • To mitigate the effects of a higher value of the kinematic viscosity, a biofuel blend of 70% biodiesel and 30% diesel was found to have successful results when used in a diesel engine. If the seed oil content of 48.3% and biodiesel yield of 95% is considered, the potential production of biodiesel from castor seed is calculated to be 116.54 tonnes.
  • Is castor oil plant propagated from seeds?
  • The Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis L.) is propagated from seeds. Pot experiments were carried out in Dhaka, Bangladesh from March to September 2012 to evaluate the morphological and physiological parameters of this second generation energy crop.