To minimize use of biodiesels synthesized from edible oils like Palm due to raising food versus fuel issue, Palm biodiesel (PBD) was blended with biodiesels derived from tree borne non-edible oil seeds Jatropha, and Pongamia to examine the effect on cloud point (CP) and pour point (PP) of PBD....

Biodiesel is relatively unstable on storage and European biodiesel standard EN-14214 calls for determining oxidation stability at 110 °C with a minimum induction time of 6 h by the Rancimat method (EN-14112). According to proposed National Mission on biodiesel in India, we have undertaken...

According to proposed National Mission on biodiesel in India, we have undertaken studies on stability of biodiesel from tree borne non-edible oil seeds Jatropha. European biodiesel standard EN-14214 calls for determining oxidation stability at 110°C with a minimum induction time of 6h by the...

According to the proposed National Mission on Biodiesel in India, we have undertaken studies on the oxidative stability of biodiesel synthesized from tree borne non-edible oil seeds jatropha. Neat jatropha biodiesel exhibited oxidation stability of 3.95 h and research was conducted to...

Historically, black pepper has been a highly tradable commodity; its domesticprice, production as well as profitability are highly influenced by itsinternational prices. In 2003-04, the domestic prices of black pepper plungeddown to Rs 74/kg from a peak of Rs 215/kg in 1999-2000. The study...

The sugar industry is a major agro-based industry of Uttar Pradesh wherecropping pattern is largely subsistence-oriented and sugarcane is one ofthe important cash crops. During 2001-02, the state had 20.35 lakh ha areaunder sugarcane out of the total 44.03 lakh ha area under sugarcane in...

The pattern of diversification across states/crops in India has beenschematized and various determinants of diversification have beendeciphered. To objectively confer the empirical resonance, values ofSimpson index have been estimated. The diversification index (SID) hasbeen found to range from...

Instability of commodity prices has always been a major concern of theproducers as well as the consumers in an agriculture-dominated countrylike India. Farmers in a bid to avert the price risk often tend to go fordistress sale and thereby reduce the potential returns. In order to cope upwith...