Preliminary Evaluation and Screening of Non-food Biodiesel Plant Resources of Lauraceae in China

To provide valuable references for the evaluation and screening, in-depth development, and comprehensive utilization of oil plants of Lauraceae, we investigated the existing oil plants of this family in China. Based on investigation data, the oil content, fatty acid composition, iodine value and physicochemical properties of methyl esters (MEs) of 74 samples (9 genera and 47 species) were analyzed. According to the evaluation standard of non-food biodiesel plants (NFBP), 19 samples (9 genera and 18 species) with development and utilization value were preliminarily screened.