Reactive extraction and in situ esterification of Jatropha curcas L. seeds for the production of biodiesel

• Main Authors: S., Yusup, S.H., Shuit, K.T., Lee, A.H., Kamaruddin
• Format: Article
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/224/1/paper.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-71649093597&partnerID=40&md5=0d354dadcd0d307f2a33955f66bc9d19; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/224/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Jatropha curcas L. has recently been hailed as the promising feedstock for biodiesel production as it does not compete with food sources. Conventional production of biodiesel from J. curcas L. seeds involve two main processing steps; extraction of oil and subsequent esterification/transesterificatio...