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Metal Accumulation by Jatropha curcas L. Adult Plants Grown on Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil [PDF]
, 2020 Jatropha curcas has the ability to phytoextract high amounts of heavy metals during its first months just after seeding. Notwithstanding, there is scarce information about metal uptake by adult J. curcas plants. To shed light on this issue, 4-year-old J.
Barbin, Douglas +5 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 2015 This study is a contribution to Jatropha curcas cultivation and seeks to analyze the morphological variability and identification of morphotypes of Jatropha curcas.
Charlemagne Judes Gbemavo +4 more
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Microbubbles enhanced synthetic phorbol ester degradation by ozonolysis [PDF]
, 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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GENETIC VARIABILITY OF WILD Jatropha curcas IN NORTHWEST MEXICO
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2021 Background: Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) or physic nut is a potential source for the production of biodiesel as well as its use in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, cosmetic and food industries.
Nidia Araiza-Lizarde +5 more
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Review of Life Cycle Assessment in Agro-Chemical Processes [PDF]
, 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
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Mobile Plant for Biodiesel Production from Jatropha Curcas Seeds, in Colombian Caribbean Regions
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2016 Jatropha Curcas is a wild plant whose parts offer a viable and sustainable alternative in various applications. This work presents the conceptual design of a mobile plant for producing biodiesel from Jatropha Curcas seeds, and a basic analysis of the ...
P. Acevedo +3 more
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Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Sorption of 4-Nitrophenol on Activated Kaolinitic Clay and Jatropha Curcas Activated Carbon from Aqueous Solution [PDF]
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2016 Adsorption behaviour of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) on activated kaolinitic clay and Jatropha curcas activated carbon was investigated. The kaolinitic clay and Jatropha curcas were activated with 1 M HNO3 and 0.5 M NaOH respectively and were characterized by ...
Samsudeen Olanrewaju Azeez +1 more
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Data in Brief, 2018 Jatropha curcas is currently known as an alternative source for biodiesel production. Beside its high free fatty acid content, J. curcas also contains typical diterpenoid-toxic compounds of Euphorbiaceae plant namely phorbol esters.
Nurul Jadid +5 more
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Life cycle assessment of biofuels from Jatropha curcas in West Africa: a field study [PDF]
, 2009 In recent years, liquid biofuels for transport have benefited from significant political support due to their potential role in curbing climate change and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.
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Production and analysis of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas seed
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2018 This present reported work was conducted to extract oil from Jatropha curcas seed, followed with the production of biodiesel via transesterification of resultant oil. The effects of methanol-to-oil ratio 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1 and 6:1, reaction time of
B.E. Eboibi +3 more
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