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Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Jatropha : a new biofuel
Plant facts
The plant jatropha
- is originally from Central America
- can grow in poor 1.
- can survive 2. for several years
- can stop 3. of land
Its seeds
- can be used to produce diesel oil
- produce far more fuel than soybean or 4.
- leave a residue after processing-used to make electricity
- produce energy which is renewable. unlike fossil fuels
Uses of jatropha in Africa
- for water pumps and fridges
- made into 5.
- used as fencing
- the 6. are boiled and used to treat malaria
- for problems with 7.
European companies' claims about jatropha
- It could help stop poverty among rural populations
- It could be used in current diesel engines
- The plants use up lots of 8.
Problems with jatropha - some seeds are toxic to people and animals - unreliable oil productivity
Other criticisms of biofuels - Widespread production of biofuels could result in
high food prices in poor countries
- environmental damage caused by loss of rainforest and 9.
- adding to the problem of 10.
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