acid content in a controlled pig feeding trial. Moreover, some other researchers
reported that omega-3 fatty acid content in beef and animal meat can be improved by
the addition of flaxseed and other enriched sources of n-3 fatty acids like camelina
cake in animal feed (Barceló-Coblijn and Murphy 2009; Woods and Fearon 2009).
18.8 Alternative Applications
18.8.1 Camelina as a Biofuel
Camelina can withstand drought conditions and grow in soil with low fertility
(Gehringer et al. 2006; Zanetti et al. 2009). Therefore, it is suitable for biofuel
production in regions that do not support oil crop production, such as the Great
Plains of the United States. Breeding programs such as the Agrobacterium-based
floral infiltration method make camelina highly potential in producing novel, highvalue industrial oils. The oil stability index of biodiesel obtained from camelina is
lower as compared to the biofuel derived from other feedstocks. Studies have
demonstrated that the cost of production of camelina oil is lower than the production
cost of rapeseed oil (Bansal and Durrett 2016). For more than 1500 commercial
flights, jet fuel blends containing up to 50% biofuel derived from camelina, waste
cooking oil, and algae have been used.
18.8.2 Chemical Derivatives of Camelina Oil
Chemical modification of camelina oil was limited to the production of biodiesel.
Some of the newer derivatives include pressure sensitive adhesives, monomers,
nanocomposites, ultraviolet polymers, and alkyd resins. Another host of derivatives
can be produced from epoxidized camelina oil (Berti et al. 2016).
18.8.3 Non-food Applications of Camelina Meal
Although the major application of camelina meal is animal feed, some alternative
applications are soil fungicides, bio-oils, bio-herbicides, and adhesives (Berti et al.
2016).
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reported that omega-3 fatty acid content in beef and animal meat can be improved by
the addition of flaxseed and other enriched sources of n-3 fatty acids like camelina
cake in animal feed (Barceló-Coblijn and Murphy 2009; Woods and Fearon 2009).
18.8 Alternative Applications
18.8.1 Camelina as a Biofuel
Camelina can withstand drought conditions and grow in soil with low fertility
(Gehringer et al. 2006; Zanetti et al. 2009). Therefore, it is suitable for biofuel
production in regions that do not support oil crop production, such as the Great
Plains of the United States. Breeding programs such as the Agrobacterium-based
floral infiltration method make camelina highly potential in producing novel, highvalue industrial oils. The oil stability index of biodiesel obtained from camelina is
lower as compared to the biofuel derived from other feedstocks. Studies have
demonstrated that the cost of production of camelina oil is lower than the production
cost of rapeseed oil (Bansal and Durrett 2016). For more than 1500 commercial
flights, jet fuel blends containing up to 50% biofuel derived from camelina, waste
cooking oil, and algae have been used.
18.8.2 Chemical Derivatives of Camelina Oil
Chemical modification of camelina oil was limited to the production of biodiesel.
Some of the newer derivatives include pressure sensitive adhesives, monomers,
nanocomposites, ultraviolet polymers, and alkyd resins. Another host of derivatives
can be produced from epoxidized camelina oil (Berti et al. 2016).
18.8.3 Non-food Applications of Camelina Meal
Although the major application of camelina meal is animal feed, some alternative
applications are soil fungicides, bio-oils, bio-herbicides, and adhesives (Berti et al.
2016).
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