5.2.3. Jatropha curcas Biodiesel

This measure considers partial substitution of diesel with biodiesel produced from *Jatropha curcas* oil, through diesel-biodiesel blends. In this study we adopted the technical assumptions used in [37] (see Table 9), where a surface required of 3.2 Mha can be used to establish *Jatropha curcas* crops dedicated to biodiesel production. The introduction of *Jatropha* biodiesel is planned to begin in year 8 with a processing plant that produces 93,750 t seed/year and this capacity grows to a total of 29 plants with the same capacity by year 25. Finally, the cost structure given by [37] it is also assumed for this measure.
