ABSTRACT
The oilseed output in turn is the raw material for a separation subsystem that yields crude vegetable oils, plus a protein-containing by-product. The final vegetable oil products may be suitable for industrial or food markets, in addition to the fuel markets. The overall market is perhaps twenty times as big as the production of vegetable oils in the United States; therefore, it is unlikely that vegetable oils will displace a large fraction of the petroleum products from this market. The successful development of oilseed systems to provide triglyceride fuels depends on the choice of cropping system. The potential yield of an oilseed crop is the result of a number of biological, chemical, and physical interactions. The estimates of potential commercial yields were based on discussions with experts in breeding and agronomy of the selected oilseeds, analyses of potential yields under experimental conditions, and a knowledge of crop improvement considerations.
