Bioenergy for Sustainability and Security by Basanta Kumara Behera & Ajit Varma

Author:Basanta Kumara Behera & Ajit Varma
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319965383
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Camelina

Camelina sativa is a member of the mustard family, a distant relative to canola and an exciting new player on the biofuels scene. Camelina plants are heavily branched, growing from 1- to 3-feet tall producing seed pods containing many small, oily seeds. Camelina typically contains 35–38% oil, which is high in omega-3 fatty acid. This makes the oil fit for biofuels production and the meal a good option for livestock feed. The emerging green fuel industry is turning Camelina into a new crop rotation option and consistent income source for farmers. The seeds are easily crushed with oil being used for biodiesel or aviation biofuel that performs similar to fuels from other sources but can be more efficient. The remaining meal is a protein-rich feed source for cattle, poultry or swine. Sustainable oils have led an industry coalition that has secured approvals for feeding in rations for broilers, laying chickens, feedlot beef cattle and swine and is working to secure Camelina meal approvals for all animal uses. An annual Camelina species that originated in Northern Europe has many names: gold-of-pleasure, false flax, wild flax or German sesame. One of our favourites is Siberian oilseed; it’s such a hardy, cold-tolerant plant that it seems to deserve that name. But whatever you call it, we think it spells a new profit opportunity for farmers in the United States and Canada.

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