What is the approach by PSO

The approach taken by PSO for the development of bio-diesel from the Jatropha plant is summarized in the table below:

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• Internet browsing & correspondence with local & international experts
• Meetings with AEDB/Clean Power /PARC/Research Universities/ officials
• Visited Jatropha plantation sites i.e. Goth Umerdin / Fiesta Water Karachi/Thailand/ PARC/SARC farm in Malir
• Attended Jatropha world conference & post-conference workshop
• Setting up Nuseries
• A large nursery is established at a PSO location producing 15,000 to 20,000 saplings per month
• Barren/ marginal land was selected for the development the Plantation of Jatropha & Castor saplings
• Obtain Jatropha Oil & purify it
• Arrangement of equipment & feedstock
• Oil extraction, filtration & transesterification units of relocated to

 

PSOs’ location

• Sufficient quantity of seeds was provided by AEDB
• Transesterification of Oil
• Biodiesel produced from filtered extracted oil transesterification process.
• Blending B-100 with Petro-diesel
• Successfully blended 10% of B-100 with 90% of petroleum produces B-10
• B-100 sent to Al-Ghazi tractors, GIK & NED University for engine testing and their testing and analysis reports are awaited

The bio-fuel industry will also provide growth opportunities for following industries:

 

Construction
Manufacturing-Pumps
Oil expellers
Oil filters
Windmills
Tube wells
Solar pumps and
Micro- irrigation