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N: |
5.8 - 6.46 |
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MgO: |
1.26 - 1.32 |
P2O5: |
2.7 - 3.0 |
K2O: |
0.9 - 1.1 |
CaO: |
0.5 - 0.7 |
Comparison of Calorific value between Jatropha Seed Cake (Around 22 Mj/kg) and Coal (27 Mj/kg)
Seedcake calorific Value is similar to low grade coal and there for it can replace coal in power generation and gasification without producing any ash.
The cake containing carbohydrates, fibres and rest of oil is useful as organic fertilizer because the high content of nitrogen.
Jatropha oil cakes are used for a wide variety of applications and can be further processed to make biogas.
The cake contains toxic components, but after these components are taking away, the cake could be used as animal food with a protein contain higher than 50%.
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