Lamp Oil

Jatropha Oil Lantern

In most parts of rural India, there is no Electric Power Supply for 4 to 14 hours a day. In light of this and ever worsening scenario, Lantern is the only Hope of Light for Rural India. Though the lumen output of these lanterns is 10 to 20% of Electric Lamps, these can spread light in the life of people in rural India. Use of the Crude Jatropha Oil as fuel for these lanterns is more pressing than the use of it for manufacture of BioDiesel. Farmers can grow and process the seeds locally, and they can use it locally.

Start Creating Jatropha Saplings 3 months before onset of monsoon. On a barren land, plant these saplings on onset of monsoon, at 3 m x 3 m formation. During rainy season, it will receive rain water. During hot summer months, carry water in bullock cart tanks, and provide 3 to 5 liters of water to each plant once a week.

After 3 years it will start yielding fruits and seeds

Extraction of Jatropha oil from Seeds

Oil is filtered before use

Oil is used as fuel for Lamps

and for Stoves Pressure Stove                     Capilliary Stove                     Gravity Stove Oil is used as fuel for Diesel Engine

Production of BioGas from Jatropha Seed Cake

Production of BioFertilizer from Treated Jatropha Cake

Raw Jatropha oil can be used as it is in stoves for cooking purposes. The first is pressure stove, which emits oil into burner under air perssure, second is Wick stove, where oil rises to burner by capilliary action while third is fed with fuel under gravity force of oil in side bottle.
In a village 5 to 10 acres of fallow land exists in most areas of India. If the people in the village plant Jatropha on 10 acres of fallow land, they can get at least 2 tons of Jatropha seeds (500 liters of Jatropha oil) after 1 year, 5 tons of Jatropha seeds (1,250 liters of Jatropha oil) after 2 years and 10 tons of Jatropha seeds (2,500 liters of Jatropha oil) every year after 3 years. This can satisfy the needs of liquid fuel for Lighting and Cooking. (Jatropha oil, expelled from seeds and filtered through filter press, can replace Kerosine or Lamp oil in these two applications and oil alone can be used in small low RPM Engines). A village can become self-sufficient in its energy needs.

All these Lister type engines are produced in India. One of them is "Fieldmarshal" engine, manufactured by P.M. Diesels Ltd, Aji Industrial Estate, P.O.Box 1003, Rajkot, 360 003, India. Tel : 91-281-2387401-2-3-4 Fax : 91-281-2387406, Web Site : www.fieldmarshal.com.
Initially, most of the oil will be used as it is for cooking in stoves, for small engines and for lighting in lanterns since it will be easier for farmer to process the seeds locally, and he can get better value for his produce locally. It will also be used in big Diesel Engine based Electricity Generating sets, Pump Sets, Heavy Farm Machinery, where the viscosity of oil is not an issue. The requirement for this sector is 20 to 25 million tons per year.