Energy

BIOFUELS PRODUCTION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE:
ENERGY PLANTATION DEMONSTRATION CENTRE

ASHWANI KUMAR
Department of Botany, Univeristy of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004
Kumar, A. Laticifers as potential bioremedients for wasteland restoration (1994) J. Environment and Pollution 1 : 101-104.

Abstract

BIOENRGY PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. INTRODUCTION
It is estimated that biomass covers currently up to 15% of the world energy demand, almost 1/3 of all energy consumption in the Less-Developed Countries. This rate was over the last years rather constant, with increasing overall demand bioenergy consumption increased in absolute terms.
Table 1 : World Energy Consumption pattern 1997 (ref 1)
Biomass Share
Total World 9.6 Bio TOE 1-1.5 Bio TOE 11-15%
Asia 2.3 Bio TOE 0.6-0.8 Bio TOE >30%
Africa 0.4 Bio TOE 0.2-0.27 Bio TOE >50%
Lat. America 0.4 Bio TOE

Agrtotechnology OF CROPS FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOENERGY

Dr. Ashwani Kumar
Professor of Botany
Hon Director, Life Sciences
Energy Plantation Demonstration Project Center,
Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur, 302004.

Phone 00 91 141 654100 Fax 00 91 141 565905 Email. msku4@hotmail.com

Summary:

Beneficial Biofuels: The Food, Energy and Environment Trilemma.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar
Professor of Botany (Emeritus) Former
Hon Director, Life Sciences and Head Department of Botany,
University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur, 302004.

Phone 00 91 141 654100 Fax 00 91 141 565905 Email. msku4@hotmail.com

Summary:

wind energy and climate change

PRODUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HYDROCARBONS IN LATICIFER PLANTS

V1A.66 A. Kumar, V.R. Kumar, S. Parveen, V.P.S. Shekhawat, A. Kotiya
Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur – 302 004, INDIA
Phone : 0141-2711654 (Off.) 0141-2654100 (Resi.)
E-mail : msku31@yahoo.com

Now we get to corn.  It seems that everything having to do with generating chemical energy, like methane and alcohol, making plastics is lumped under the moniker “biomass.” 

The fun with biomass is to follow the money.  Take biodiesel.  We just grow soybeans, rapeseed, sunflowers – whatever you want to make oil out of, press them and run diesel engines with it.

Biomass utilization for food, fuels and chemicals.
Biomass :
Biomass refers to all the matter that can be obtained from photosynthesis. Most vegetable species use solar energy to create sugars from carbon dioxide and water.They store this energy in the form of glucose or starch molecules, oleaginous, cellulose, and lignocellulose.

SOME POTENTIAL BIOFUEL PLANTS FOR SEMI-ARID AND ARID REGIONS AND IMPROVING THEIR
GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY
Anita Kumari and Ashwani Kumar
Bio-Technology Lab,Department of Botany
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004, India.
Engery Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center.
E-mail: msku31@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT : Concern over the growing levels of greenhouse gases and climate change has been building up for the last
decade. Any measure or project reducing the release of greenhouse gases would get a “credit”, regardless of the location of
such measure or project since climate is a global phenomenon. The dependence of over 70 percent population in India on the

IMPROVING GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EUPHORBIA ANTISYPILITICA; A POTENTIAL BIO-FUEL PLANT
FROM SEMI-ARID REGIONS

ASHWINI KUMAR AND SEEMA SHARMA
Bio-Technology Lab Department of Botany
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004
Energy Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center.
Email. msku31@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT : Present study was aimed to increase latex yield in Euphorbia antisyphilitica. It was observed that GA3 supported maximum above ground plant height and fresh weight and biomass yield of the plant while the auxins (NAA and IAA) promoted growth and biomass yield over control and the hexane extractables and concluded that the application of growth regulators on Euphorbia antisyphilitica is beneficial to obtain raw material.

1. INTRODUCTION