JATROPHA CURCAS OIL , PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY AND ITS PROSPECT AS A FUEL

Supriyono, . JATROPHA CURCAS OIL , PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY AND ITS PROSPECT AS A FUEL. In: Sriwijaya International Seminar on Energy Science and Technology 2009 (SISEST-2009) " Save Our World By Solving Energy Crisis", 14-15 Oktober 2009, Universitas Sriwijaya Palembang. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Jatropha Curcas L. can easily be propagated by cutting is widely planted as a hedge to protect the field’s erosion as it is not browsed by cattle. J. Curcas can grow well under such adverse climate because of its low moisture demand, fertility requirements and tolerance to high temperatures. Even if the oil productivity is lower than palm plantation J. Curcas was played important role in biodiversity. Jatropha curcas oil was extracted using n- hexane as solvent in the soxhlet extraction apparatus. The seeds consist of 40% crude oil (dry w/w). Evaluation of physicochemical properties of J. curcas oil showed that the oil contained low moisture level of 0.03%, acid value less than 1%. Gas Chromatography analysis showed that J. Curcas oil composition is dominated by Oleic acid 53.33 % followed by palmitic acid, 40.01 % and stearic acid 6.42 %. Because of its low water and acid content in J. curcas oil, transesterification is easily done by simple process using base catalyst both homogeneous and heterogeneous. There is approximately 70 million hectare critical and poor land in Indonesia that could be use as J. curcas plantation. With the productivity is up to 5 ton per hectare per year, it was concluded that Jatropha curcas is one of the prospective source for raw materials

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Fakultas Teknik > Prodi S1 Teknik Kimia
Depositing User:	USB
Date Deposited:	11 Dec 2020 08:00
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2020 08:00
URI:	http://repo.setiabudi.ac.id/id/eprint/4423

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