Production of Feed and Energy from Jatropha Curcas

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Production of Feed and Energy from Jatropha curcas
• June 11th, 2009
• RRB Ghent
• Dr. Henk Joos

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Why Jatropha curcas?
Jatropha curcas is a hardy oilseed bearing tree.
Centre of Origin in Central America.
Commonly used in tropical growing areas as a hedge and source of oil.
Can tolerate drought spells.
A plant of many revenue opportunities – oil, power generation, animal feed and fertiliser
Strong global demand for a sustainable energy product, will help countries/ industries meet climate
treaty requirements.
Jatropha curcas has high sustainability potential:
Can be mixed or intercropped alongside existing vegetables/grains, resulting in additional
and balanced cash income for farmers.
Potential GHG savings of up to 66%.
Jatropha curcas remains to be domesticated.
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Global Update Jatropha curcas
Jatropha curcas has been planted in a number of different productions models in 25+ countries
around the world
Currently 500.000 ha + of planting in the ground.
Majority was planted with “grain’’ and not with ‘’seed’’ of selected varieties.
The agronomy knowledge base starts to develop but needs refining on a region by region
basis. This is normal at the stage of domistication of the crop.
First oil has been produced in different countries from 2-3 year old planting. Volumes expected to
grow significantly in coming years but still relatively small volumes compared to regular plant
derived commodity oils.
Oil has been used primarely locally as a diesel replacement in generators and has been
used also in biodiesel and shipping/aviation fuel experiments.
Meal is used locally as biomass or fertilizer.
A number of projects suffering under current economic crisis and the downturn in investment
appetite.
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Next Steps
Professional domestication of the crop in areas where it can perform.
Move Jatropha from being a miracle crop to being a cash crop.
Start to grow seed of selected varieties in correct adaptation zones.
Integration of the crop alongside existing cropping expertise.
Move towards an integrated production of food, feed, fuel and fiber!
Further professionalization of the Jatropha industry.
Capitalization of credible projects.
Jatropha industry Association.
Value added in the chain by maximal exploitation of oil and by-product streams.
Animal feed applications
Aviation
Other by-product valorization.
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The D1 Oils Science Platform
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D1 Oils Science Objectives
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Improve oil yield per hectare of Jatropha through agronomy
and breeding.
Select and breed Jatropha cultivars adapted to different
target growing areas.
Optimise oil quality for different end use markets.
Ensure maximised economic value from by-products – e.g.
meal for animal feed, energy from biomass.
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Jatropha curcas is not a miracle crop, but....
Like any crop cultivated to produce grain, Jatropha curcas also needs to be:
Cultivated in areas where it can perform.
Grown from selected and performing genetics.
Grown under good agricultural practise.
Jatropha can perform in a wide range of environments and needs relatively low water input.
Jatropha can be developed into a sustainable crop. GHG savings of up to 65%.
Jatropha is producing a number of anti-nutritional compounds making it unpallatable for
animals to eat.
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Jatropha curcas is not a miracle crop, but....
Professional Jatropha best practise guides and Jatropha crop calendars have been
developed on a region by region basis.
Jatropha should be grown in areas where it can be profitable for farmers and become a cash
crop. Crop suitability maps have been developed.
The first selected Jatropha cultivars have been released with a gain in yield of 25% +
Better seed and seedling quality
Higher grain yield per ha
Higher oil content.
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9. Selected Cultivars for commercialization in 2010
Cumulative oil yield/Ha and Oil content grain (0-31M)
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Jatropha as an energy crop
Jatropha produces several potential energy sources:
Oil (30-40% on grain weight basis).
up to 2 tonnes per ha based on current genetics.
Jatropha husks and hulls.
Jatropha meal after crushing.
Jatropha prunings (woodships).
For every tonne of crude Jatropha Oils there will be:
1,25 tonne husks
1 tonne hulls
1 tonne seedcake
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Jatropha curcas Oil
Jatropha curcas produce an oil fit for
Electricity generators
Esterification into biodiesel
Hydrocracking
Aviation and Shipping fuels
Jatropha oil is fit for local use in tropical and subtropical countries with a high deficit for fossil
fuel sources and can longer term become significant source of export revenues with surplus
sales.
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Fatty Acid profile Jatropha accessions
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By-product differentiation
Jatropha
Grains
Biofuel Oil Biofuel
Biomass Hulls Biomass
Fertilizer Kernel Animal Feed
Removal of anti nutritional
factors
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Proxy analysis of high protein meal
D1 Processed Soy meal Soy meal
Jatropha (solvent extraction ) (mechanical
5-04-604 extraction)
5-04-600
67.89% 51.50% 48.70%
Protein, Crude
6.27% 6.70% 6.70%
Fiber, Crude
5.31% 1.00% 5.20%
EE-Fat
9.77% 6.50% 6.30%
Ash
20.53% 34.30% 33.10%
NFE-Nitrogen Free Extract
8.05% 6% 10%
ADF
11.14% 9% 15%
NDF
TDN-Total Digestible
89.26% 81.00% 85.00%
Nutrients
3.94 3.57 3.75
DE-Digestible Energy
97.80% 94.64%
IVTDMD
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Amino Acid Analysis of high protein meal
Soybean amino acid data vrs. D1 JSC profile
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7
6
5
4 Soybean
D1 Profile
3
2
1
0
Arg Hist Iso Leu Lys Meth Cys Phen Tyr Thr Try Val
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Protein rich animal feed derived from Jatropha grains
Activity Proof of? Scale Milestone Status
What? How?
Lab scale Removal ANF −Analytical g amounts Q2,2008 done
−Bioassay
Pilot scale Removal ANF −Analytical kg amounts Q1,2009 done
−Bioassay
Digestability Can animals digest −Chicken G amounts Q3/4,2008 done
In Vitro it? −Ruminant Kg amounts Q1,2009 done
Palatability Do animals like it? −Ruminant Kg amounts 2010 TBD
Productivity Do animals grow on −Chicken Kg amounts 2009 TBD
it? −Ruminant Ton 2010-2011
Amounts
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Jatropha curcas High Protein Meal
Based on a proprietary production process D1 Oils extracts from Jatropha curcas grains a
protein meal with:
Effective removal of all anti nutirional compounds
High protein content (60%+).
High digestible energy content.
Excellent amino acid profile protein profile.
Excellent in vitro digestibility profiles for ruminants and chickens.
Scale up and confirmative productivity trials remain to be done to confirm the meal as an
high protein animal feed component.
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18. Thank you for your attention
CONCLUSIONS
Jatropha is not a miracle crop, but when farmed correctly it can
deliver its high potential as a sustainable and economical industrial
crop.
Jatropha curcas produces a very versatile oil with short term
production economics better than rapeseed and with longer term
potential similar to oil palm.
D1 Oils Plant Science has developed a proprietary process to extract
high value protein meal from Jatropha grains with an potential added
value per ha of 1000 USD +.