TY - JOUR AB - The increasing industrialization and modernization of the world has to a steep rise for the demand of petroleum products Economic development in developing countries has led to huge increase in the energy demand. In India, the energy demand is increasing at a rate of 6 5% per annum. The crude oil demand of the country is met by import of about 80%. Thus the energy security has become a key Issue for the nation as a whole. Petroleum-based fuels are limited. The finite reserves are highly concentrated in certain regions of the world. Therefore, those countries not having these reserves are facing foreign exchange crises, mainly due to the import of crude oil. Hence it is necessary to look forward for alternative fuels. which can be produced from feedstocks available within the country AD - Indian Inst Technol, Alternate Hydro Energy Ctr, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India AN - WOS:000274165600017 AU - Jain, S. AU - Sharma, M. P. DA - Feb DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2009.10.005 IS - 2 J2 - Renew Sust Energ Rev KW - jatropha curcas oil (jco) kinetics LA - English N1 - 550xa PY - 2010 SN - 1364-0321 SP - 763-771 ST - Prospects of biodiesel from Jatropha in India: A review T2 - Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews TI - Prospects of biodiesel from Jatropha in India: A review UR - ://WOS:000274165600017 VL - 14 ID - 5554 ER -