Study of degradation of phorbol ester in soil with HPLC and brine shrimp (Artemia sp.) bioassay.

Jatropha curcas (Jatropha) seeds are usually extracted to obtain oil for use in production of biodiesel. During oil extraction process, nutrient-rich seedcake is produced, and is often applied to crops as fertilizers. However, seedcake contains toxic phorbol esters (PEs); as such there is an eco-tox...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yeo, Eunice.
Other Authors: Hong Yan
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44901
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English