Created : Monday, 1 March 2010 | Last Update Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Kemiri Crop Reutealis Trisperma is better known as shade plants that grow naturally without maintenance. Therefore, information about these plants is still limited. However, with the energy crisis in recent times, has prompted several parties interested in seeking alternative sources of renewable energy ource.
There are several types of plants in Indonesia that has potential as a renewable energy source, and do not compete for food. One of them is Kemiri Reutealis Trisperma potential as producers of energy or biofuel from the seeds that contain oil. This plant has a strategic economic and social value, because in addition to produce vegetable oil as alternative energy sources (biodiesel) can also serve to plant conservation in critical land found in Indonesia. This is possible because the kemiri crop has a wide canopy shape and riding a meeting with roots in so as to reduce erosion and prevent landslides.
As already mentioned above that the greatest potential of the crop Kemiri Reutealis Trisperma is part fruit consists of seeds and shell (skin). At the core there is a grain seed (kernel) that can be processed into Trisperma Reutealis candlenut oil, and further processed into biodiesel. Kernel oil can produce as much as 56% (Vassen and Umali, 2001). Through the seeds will be obtained by pressing a yellow clear oil and meal. Reutealis Trisperma kemiri oil is much in demand a few countries such as Italy, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and Greece (http://tekno.Kompas.com. 2008 / 15.6).