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The carbon in the biodiesel returns to the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide
for future photosynthesis. Therefore, the production, manufacture, and consumption
of biodiesel is a sustainable process. Biodiesel as a renewable fuel can address the
energy crisis due to the depletion of some petrochemical energy resources. It ensures
energy safety by providing an inexhaustible energy source.
(2) Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is an important part of the energy
strategy
As the world is threatened by the depleting petrochemical energy resources, the
increasingly polluted environment, and global warming, people are shifting their
attention again to the inexhaustible biological energy [9, 10]. The whole world is
paying close attention to the development and utilization of renewable energy. In
fact, many countries have made the development of renewable energy an integral
part of their energy strategy. Biodiesel can be a strategic resource reserve. More
specifically: ➀ to ensure fuel supply, which means to ensure the emergency supply
of fuel in a certain period of time; ➁ to stabilize energy price, since a huge strategic
fuel reserve is able to offset the power of the market. Biodiesel is a biomass, an
alternative option to petroleum diesel and an emerging energy widely applicable in
household life, production, and the military. In this sense, biodiesel represents wellstructured energy strategies and makes a nation energy-independent. With biodiesel,
countries can avoid intervention and manipulation of other parties, and reduce their
reliance on the petroleum market. The development of biodiesel can help address a
series of conflicts caused by petroleum, serving as a catalyst for international peace.
(3) Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is a safe energy
Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is a safe energy. Biodiesel has a high
flash point. It is degradable. It is not radioactive. It is not susceptible to explosion,
leakage or other accidents. It is safe in terms of production, transport, and utilization.
Moreover, biodiesel is an environment-friendly energy that poses no threat to the
human body or the environment.
China should take into consideration its own conditions in the development of
biodiesel. It should take full advantage of peripheral, low-quality land to cultivate
energy plants. It should utilize available animal and vegetable oil plants, and optimize
the production process to prevent secondary pollution on the environment. It should
also reduce energy consumption and streamline the production equipment to the
fullest extent. The development of woody plants for biodiesel may follow the advice
presented below.
➀ Formulate a general plan for the development of oil trees for energy, and for the
development and utilization of biodiesel [11]. The cultivation of oil trees for energy
is characterized by small investment, fast return, good reproducibility, and multiple
harvests. It is a promising industry that benefits the country and its people and enterprises. As a saying goes, “small fruits make a big sustainable industry”. Building a
vast green oil forest is beneficial for resource industrialization, technology development, economic utilization, and market system building. A scientific approach should
be adopted to develop and use resources. We propose that a supervising department
C. Li et al.
The carbon in the biodiesel returns to the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide
for future photosynthesis. Therefore, the production, manufacture, and consumption
of biodiesel is a sustainable process. Biodiesel as a renewable fuel can address the
energy crisis due to the depletion of some petrochemical energy resources. It ensures
energy safety by providing an inexhaustible energy source.
(2) Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is an important part of the energy
strategy
As the world is threatened by the depleting petrochemical energy resources, the
increasingly polluted environment, and global warming, people are shifting their
attention again to the inexhaustible biological energy [9, 10]. The whole world is
paying close attention to the development and utilization of renewable energy. In
fact, many countries have made the development of renewable energy an integral
part of their energy strategy. Biodiesel can be a strategic resource reserve. More
specifically: ➀ to ensure fuel supply, which means to ensure the emergency supply
of fuel in a certain period of time; ➁ to stabilize energy price, since a huge strategic
fuel reserve is able to offset the power of the market. Biodiesel is a biomass, an
alternative option to petroleum diesel and an emerging energy widely applicable in
household life, production, and the military. In this sense, biodiesel represents wellstructured energy strategies and makes a nation energy-independent. With biodiesel,
countries can avoid intervention and manipulation of other parties, and reduce their
reliance on the petroleum market. The development of biodiesel can help address a
series of conflicts caused by petroleum, serving as a catalyst for international peace.
(3) Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is a safe energy
Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is a safe energy. Biodiesel has a high
flash point. It is degradable. It is not radioactive. It is not susceptible to explosion,
leakage or other accidents. It is safe in terms of production, transport, and utilization.
Moreover, biodiesel is an environment-friendly energy that poses no threat to the
human body or the environment.
China should take into consideration its own conditions in the development of
biodiesel. It should take full advantage of peripheral, low-quality land to cultivate
energy plants. It should utilize available animal and vegetable oil plants, and optimize
the production process to prevent secondary pollution on the environment. It should
also reduce energy consumption and streamline the production equipment to the
fullest extent. The development of woody plants for biodiesel may follow the advice
presented below.
➀ Formulate a general plan for the development of oil trees for energy, and for the
development and utilization of biodiesel [11]. The cultivation of oil trees for energy
is characterized by small investment, fast return, good reproducibility, and multiple
harvests. It is a promising industry that benefits the country and its people and enterprises. As a saying goes, “small fruits make a big sustainable industry”. Building a
vast green oil forest is beneficial for resource industrialization, technology development, economic utilization, and market system building. A scientific approach should
be adopted to develop and use resources. We propose that a supervising department