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Microbubbles enhanced synthetic phorbol ester degradation by ozonolysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (TPA) is a synthetic analogue of phorbol ester (PE), a natural toxic compound of Euphorbiaceae plant. The oil extracted from plants of this family is useful source for primarily biofuel.
Kuvshinov, Dmitriy   +2 more
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An Assessment of the Operation and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Powered by a New Biofuel Prepared Using In Situ Transesterification of a Dry Spirogyra Algae–Jatropha Powder Mixture

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
The present work deals with the optimization of the process parameters of in situ transesterification of dry spirogyra Algae–Jatropha powder along with engine efficiency and combustion analysis of the prepared biofuel.
Siddharth Jain
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanical behaviour of several layers of selected plant seeds under compression loading

open access: yesResearch in Agricultural Engineering, 2012
This article is focused on the determination of the mechanical behaviour of several layers of plant seeds namely; garden pea (Pisum sativum L.), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.)
D. Herák   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land Grabbing and Jatropha in India: An Analysis of ‘Hyped’ Discourse on the Subject

open access: yesLand, 2021
In the early 2000s, powerful narratives (re-)emerged around the food–fuel–land nexus, which, combined with the financial, food, and fuel crises of 2007–08, sparked new concerns about the finiteness of our resources and triggered, as well as partially ...
Anika Trebbin
doaj   +1 more source

Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Systematic research regarding SSC-SDC carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as composite cathode is limited despite great chemical compatibility and cell performance achieved with other low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC) components.
Mohammad, Siti Fairus
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Model for energy and deformation determination of selected oilseeds under compression loading - Short communication

open access: yesResearch in Agricultural Engineering, 2012
Compression loading test was performed to determine the dependency between force and deformation of jatropha, sunflower and rape seeds with respect to different pressing seed volume. Parameters such as max. deformation and energy were measured.
A. Kabutey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Life Cycle Assessment in Agro-Chemical Processes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method used to evaluate the potential impacts on the environment of a product, process, or activity throughout its life cycle.
Belaud, Jean-Pierre   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Biofuels and rural livelihoods: Empirical evidence on the welfare impacts of Jatropha cultivation in southern Malawi

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2019
This study evaluates the welfare impacts of jatropha (Jatropha curcas) cultivation measured as consumption expenditure per adult-equivalent for smallholders in southern Malawi.
Owen Yoram Chamdimba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Control of mosaic disease using microbial biostimulants: insights from mathematical modelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
A major challenge to successful crop production comes from viral diseases of plants that cause significant crop losses, threatening global food security and the livelihoods of countries that rely on those crops for their staple foods or source of income.
Al Basir, Fahad   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Techno-Economic Models for Optimised Utilisation of Jatropha curcas Linnaeus under an Out-Grower Farming Scheme in Ghana

open access: yesResources, 2016
Techno-economic models for optimised utilisation of jatropha oil under an out-grower farming scheme were developed based on different considerations for oil and by-product utilisation.
Isaac Osei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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