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Characterization and fatty acid profile analysis of Jatropha curcas L. oil cultivated in the Algerian desert

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This study employed the Soxhlet extraction method to describe the phyto-oil recovered from Jatropha curcas L., which was planted for the first time in the El Oued region of southeastern Algeria, using normal hexane as the solvent at 60 °C for 8 h. The dry weight-to-weight oil yield was 63.15%. The extracted oil was liquid at room temperature, with a nice sweet aroma and a yellowish-white hue. The physicochemical properties showed that the seed oil has a moisture level of 5.58%, a density of 0.915, a viscosity of 49.85 mm2/s, a peroxide index of 1.1 mEq/kg, an acid value of 2.9%, and an iodine indicator of 96.3 mg/g, a refractive index of 1.458, and a saponification index of 202.87 mg KOH/g. Gas chromatographic analysis showed stearic acid (8.5%), palmitic acid (11.2%), and oleic acid (65.9%). Furthermore, the quality of the extracted oil demonstrated that the seed is an excellent source of oil that might be used in industry.

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The authors express their appreciation to the Algerian General Directorate of Scientific Research and Technological Development, and to the research project team PRFU ID number: A16N01UN390120180002, for their scientific support. We are also pleased to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Hadia Hemmami for her valuable assistance in completing this work.

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  1. Laboratory of Dynamique, Interactions and Systems Reactivity, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Ouargla, PO Box 511, Ouargla, Algeria

    Abdelghani Serouti & Mourad Korichi

  2. Department of Process Engineering & Petrochemistry, Faculty of Technology, University of El Oued, PO Box 789, 39000, El Oued, Algeria

    Abdelghani Serouti & Omar Ben Mya

  3. Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture Field (BABDA), University of El Oued, PO Box 789, El Oued, Algeria

    Omar Ben Mya

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Serouti, A., Korichi, M. & Ben Mya, O. Characterization and fatty acid profile analysis of Jatropha curcas L. oil cultivated in the Algerian desert. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 12205–12212 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02013-8

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