Table of biodiesel crop yields

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The following table shows the vegetable oil yields of common energy crops associated with biodiesel production. Included is growing zone data, relevant to farmers and agricultural scientists. This is unrelated to ethanol production, which relies on starch, sugar and cellulose content instead of oil yields.

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Cropkg oil/ha/yrlitres oil/halbs oil/acreUS gal/acreColdest

hardiness zone

Warmest

hardiness zone

maize (corn)14717212918311
cashew nut 148176132191011
oats 18321716323310
lupin (lupine)1952321752547
kenaf 23027320529610
calendula 25630522933911
cotton 27332524435811
hemp 30536327239811
soybean 37544633548211
coffee 386459345491011
flax (linseed)40247835951310
hazelnuts 4054823625148
euphorbia 44052439356410
pumpkin seed 4495344015749
coriander 45053640257311
mustard seed 48157243061711
camelina 4905834386279
sesame 58569652274710
safflower 6557795858339
rice 69682862288910
tung tree 790940705100911
sunflowers 80095271410238
cacao (cocoa)86310267711101113
peanut 8901059795113510
opium poppy 978116387312439
rapeseed 10001190893127913
olives 101912129101291011
castor beans118814131061151810
pecan nuts15051791134419169
jojoba 152818181365194910
jatropha 1590189214202021011
macadamia nuts 188722461685240911
brazil nuts 2010239217952551113
walnut 223724131996258 [1] [2]

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avocado 221726381980282911
coconut 2260268920182871013
chinese tallow 395047003500500811
oil palm 5000595044656351013
Copaifera langsdorffii [4]

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36704000330040034
Millettia pinnata [6] 9000[ citation needed ]56128030600 [7] 1113
algae (open pond) [8] 80000950007000010000713

- Note: Chinese Tallow ( Sapium sebiferum , or Triadica sebifera ) is also known as the "Popcorn Tree".

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See also

References

  1. Bill Olson, Ron Snyder - Walnut Research Index Table
  2. Why You Should Grow Walnuts (Juglans regia)
  3. Walnut Oil/
  4. Qld farmers invest in diesel-producing trees
  5. Application of the Essential Oil from Copaiba (Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.) for Acne Vulgaris: a Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial
  6. Millettia pinnata The sustainable biofuel crop of the future
  7. "Pongamia Pinnata Oil | Oil Seed Plants for Biodiesel". www.make-biodiesel.org. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  8. A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae