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Removing the Toxins from the Meal
- The poisonous property of the plant is mainly due to presence of toxalbumins called curcin, ricin and cyanic acid, related to ricinoleic acid.
- The primary toxic factors present in Jatropha seed meal are the phorbol esters
- Ricin has been shown to exhibit many cardiotoxic and hemolytic effects.
Detoxification of Jatropha Meal
When the toxins in the Jatropha meal are removed, the detoxified Jatropha meal can be used as animal feed.
The components associated with toxicity can be denatured or inactivated by heat. Heat treatment or the combination of heat and chemical treatments can inactivate the toxic components. Extraction with 80-90% ethanol or methanol also holds promise in detoxification.
Certain fermentation processes also have the potential to eliminate the toxins. Jatropha oil cake compares well with any other oil cake and poultry and farm yard manure in terms of N, P and K content of 4.4, 2.09 and 1.68 per cent respectively.
http://www.tnau.ac.in/tech/swc/evJatropha.pdf
Related Links
- Introduction to the Biofuel Industry
- Properties of Jatropha
- Characteristics of Jatropha
- Extracting Jatropha Oil
- Pre-extraction of Jatropha Oil
- Extraction of Oil from Jatropha Seed
- Filtration & Purification of Jatropha Oil
- Clarification of the Oil
- Getting Clean Jatropha Oil
- Refining the pure Oil
- Typical Processes & Equipments for Jatropha Oil Refinery Plants
- Removing the toxins from the Meal
- Uses of Jatropha Meal
- Properties of Jatropha Oil
- Global Biodiesel Production and Capacity
- Global Market View on Jatropha
- Strategies for Financing
- Status of Jatropha in Asia
- Status of Jatropha in Europe
- Status of Jatropha in Africa
- Status of Jatropha in South America
- Status of Jatropha in North America
- Status of Jatropha Oil Production in India
- Genetic Engineering in Jatropha
- Status of Genetic Engineering of Jatropha in India
- Present Market Scenario for Jatropha
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