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Table 1 Raw materials used in the biodiesel production (B100) in Brazil (2008 to 2012) [[21]]

From: Natural products: an extraordinary source of value-added compounds from diverse biomasses in Brazil

Raw materials

Volume (m3)/year

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total

1,177,638

1,614,834

2,387,639

2,672,771

2,719,897

Soybean oil

967,326

1,250,590

1,980,346

2,171,113

2,105,334

Cottonseed oil

24,109

70,616

57,054

98,230

116,736

Animal fata

154,548

255,766

302,459

358,686

458,022

Other fatty materialsb

31,655

37,863

47,781

44,742

39,805

  1. aIncludes beef fat, chicken fat and p'ig fat. bIncludes palm oil, peanut oil, oilseed rape-oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, sesame oil, frying oil, and other fatty materials.