Abstract
Jatropha curcas L. has been widely regarded as a promising plant to supplement the existing biofuel production from first generation biocrops. However, several of its distinctive oil properties such as high moisture and free fatty acid (FFA) content lower its cost competitiveness and compatibility with established biofuels production process. Consequently, in situ biodiesel production, which combines both oil extraction and transesterification in a single processing unit, is applied for Jatropha to address these shortcomings. There are four main routes of in situ process being explored i.e. alkaline catalytic, acidic catalytic, enzymatic catalytic and supercritical non-catalytic reaction. Most of the experimental studies showed that in situ biodiesel production process for Jatropha was superior in terms of process severity, extraction rate and final biodiesel yield. However, more detailed studies pertaining to the kinetics and mechanism should be conducted in the future to increase its sustainability and commercialization prospects.
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The authors would like to acknowledge Universiti Sains Malaysia for the financial support given (Research University Grant No: 814062) and USM Vice-Chancellors Award of a student scholarship to Steven Lim.
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Lee, K.T., Lim, S. (2012). The In Situ Biodiesel Production and Its Applicability to Jatropha. In: Carels, N., Sujatha, M., Bahadur, B. (eds) Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4806-8_28
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