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Low Carbon Economy, 2011, 2, 1-6 1 doi:10.4236/lce.2011.21001 Published Online March 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/lce) Bio Diesel from Castor Oil - A Green Energy Option 1 2 3 Hemant Y. Shrirame , N. L. Panwar , B. R. Bamniya 1College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Dr. B. S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra, India; 2Department of Re- newable Energy Sources, College of Technology and Engineering Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Ra- jasthan, India; 3Department of Environmental Sciences, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Email: nlpanwar@ Received February 5th, 2011; revised February 12th, 2011; accepted February 26th, 2011. ABSTRACT With increase in the demand of petroleum products the prices of petrol diesel are increasing world wide. This trend is expected in years to come as the resources are also depleting. Hence alternative sources of energy for running our generators, automobiles etc. are being considered world wide. The possibility of obtaining oil from plant resources has aroused a great interest and in several countries, vegetable oil after esterification being used as “Biodiesel”. The bio- diesel can be used as 20% blend with petrodiesel in existing engines without any modification. Both the edible and non edible vegetable oils can be used as the raw materials for the biodiesel. Considering the cost and demand of the edible oils the non edible oils may be preferred for the preparation of biodiesel in India. Keywords : Biodiesel, Castor Seed Oil, Emissions, Green Energy, Non Edible Oil 1. Introduction by natural gas and 3.5 percent by primary electricity.