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Non-Confidential Presentation to
Jatropha in Absentia
Kevin P. Reilly CTI Biofuels, Pittsburgh, PA 201 E. Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 +001 412.268.1000
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CTI Biofuels is a privately owned company with offices located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In cooperation with the Center for Advanced Fuel Technology at Carnegie Mellon University, CTIB has co-developed proprietary technology for the production of Biodiesel. The company sells preassembled modular biodiesel factories and forms joint venture partnerships to produce biodiesel. It also has technology to produce Bio-Jet Fuel, BioGasoline and Green Diesel from renewable feedstocks.
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Jatropha Curcas
Seed oil plant Grows in Tropical Climates Yields about 1.6 Tonnes per Hectare of oil similar to Rape Seed Oil Related to Cassava, Castor Bean, Sparge (it grows like a weed)
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Growing Conditions Temp Range Min 15C Max 35 C Optimum Temp 20-26 C Rain 625 mm/yr (300 2380 mm/yr) pH 5.0 6.5 Soil Rocky, Sandy or Clay Well drained without flooding Adapts to many soil types even salty soil
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Jatropha Oil
Jatropha Biodiesel
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The Japanese forced the Indonesians to grow Jatropha to produce oil for the Japanese war effort during World War II. Indonesia has excellent experience in growing Jatropha but in general doesnt publish much about it.
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Indonesia
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Indonesian Plans
Plant 2 million Hectares of previously timbered plantations 80,000 hectares acquired Planting schedule 3000 hectares per month 2500 plants per hectare, 2 m centers (Irrigation addition)
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Jatropha Propagation
Heat treated seeds in planting mix Shoots planted in planting mix Grafting (not our plan) Cutting apical dominance
Mechanical planters
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Plant corn cashew nut oat palm lupine rubber seed kenaf calendula cotton hemp soybean coffee linseed hazelnut euphorbia pumpkin seed coriander mustard camelina sesame crambe safflower buffalo gourd rice Latin name
Zea mays Anacardium occidentale Avena sativa Erythea salvadorensis Lupinus albus Hevea brasiliensis Hibiscus cannabinus L. Calendula officinalis Gossypium hirsutum Cannabis sativa Glycine max Coffea arabica Linum usitatissimum Corylus avellana Euphorbia lagascae Cucurbita pepo Coriandrum sativum Brassica alba Camelina sativa Sesamum indicum Crambe abyssinica Carthamus tinctorius Cucurbita foetidissima Oriza sativa L.
Kg Oil/ Hectare 790 800 863 890 978 1,000 1,019 1,112 1,119 1,188 1,197 1,505 1,528 1,541 1,590 1,887 2,010 2,217 2,260 2,520 2,743 3,142 3,775 5,000
Some of the more popular oil feedstocks are listed in this chart. The oils at the end have higher yield but require more effort to harvest and extract
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A 50,000 hectare plantation will yield 80,000 tonnes per year of oil (24 million gallons which is $36 million revenue per year (Jatropha trees can last 50 years)
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Unit Conversions
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Africa
50,000 Hectares to start 1 Million Hectares target
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Joint Ventures Direct Factory Sales Production/Operations Management Services Day to day operations management Logistics including biodiesel sales and feedstock procurement
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Conclusion:
Jatropha is a viable feedstock for environmental, economic and social reasons Jatropha plantations although used in WWII are just re-starting Indonesia has a large knowledge base CTI Biofuels is starting plantations in Indonesia and Africa with other Tropical areas to follow Other oil feedstock may eventual supplant Jatropha but they are years away
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