Jatropha Curcas a no edible versatile cultivar

The increasing recourse of biomass energy exploitation to obtain biofuels is a crucial option to answering to the growing transport energy demand much more sustainable. Up today, the production of biofuels and particularly of biodiesel is a realty with more than 13 million tons (Mt) and palm and rape oils are respectively the principal raw materials. In this scenario, Jatropha curcas a non-edible but a multipurpose plant could play an interesting role due its proper peculiarities. Not by chance, this cultivar receives a growing attention by researchers because from its management it is possible to obtain a wide range of energy and no-energy commodities. Furthermore, its exploitation could be a new concrete opportunity for rural areas development. The objective of this paper is to investigate Jatropha curcas potentialities to produce biodiesel and other different goods and raw materials for chemical, medical, pharmaceutical, and other industrial applications.