Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2014, 62(6), 1381-1384 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201462061381

Jatropha curcas - Analysis of Gross Calorific Value

Juraj Ružbarský1, Miroslav Müller2, Jan Mareček3, Milan Geršl3
1 Department of Manufacturing Processes Operation, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a Seat in Prešov, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 04200 Košice, Slovak Republic
2 Department of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic
3 Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

In recent years biofuels have obtained a considerable interest, due to the implementation of ruling and gradual replacement of fossil fuels. One of production steps at gaining the oil is a pressing process. Wastes come into being from this process. These wastes are used as feed, fertilizer prospectively as fuel. A contemporary scientific literature pays attention namely to one of prospective produces which is a produce of the tropical and subtropical zones Jatropa curcas. Tests were performed at Jatropha Curcas seeds of a brown colour (that means gnaw). The aim of a research is an analysis of Jatropa curcas seed from the utilization point of view of the gross calorific value. The basic instrument to evaluate the gross calorific value of each variant of the experiment was a calorimeter PARR 6200 and digital scales for accurate laboratory weighing.

Keywords: biofuels, jatropha curcas, gross calorific value

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Ružbarský, J., Müller, M., Mareček, J., & Geršl, M. (2014). Jatropha curcas - Analysis of Gross Calorific Value. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 62(6), 1381-1384. doi: 10.11118/actaun201462061381
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