Jojoba oil as a biodiesel?

Question

How cost effective is jojoba oil as a biodiesel? Unlike corn and soy, jojoba is not a primary food source and can be grown in arid climates. Can jojoba oil be used to replace petroleum for products such as lubricants, plastics, styrofoam, etc.?

Answer 1

Yes, in general it replaces any petroleum oil, but processing will be different for some plastics.

Growing it in arid places does however require a lot of water from the ground. Adding more plants to produce more oil will put severe water stress on the environment.

Why? well it takes a lot more water to produce any oil than the amount of oil produced. If there is limited water to grow food crops, this crop will further compromise food production.