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Production and Characterization of Epoxy from Jatropha Seed
Author(s): Tsiye Tekleyohanis Hailemariam*
The vegetable oils are one of the most perspective renewable raw materials due to bio- degradability and non-toxicity inherent them and also wide area of application. The non-edible seed oil of the Jatropha plant is a renewable and sustainable material to produce vegetable oil-based epoxy as raw polymeric material. The objective of this study is to synthesis Jatropha seed oil-based epoxy resins through conventional methods. An epoxy ring of Epoxidized Jatropha Oil (EJO) was formed through an epoxidation process using hydrogen peroxide and formic acid as an oxygen donor and oxygen carrier respectively. The physical characteristics of seed and epoxidized oil were investigated and also the oil was investigated by using analytical methods. The proximate compositions of the seeds were as follows: Moisture (4.128%), ash (3.4%) and seed density (1.4 g/ml). In addition to this, physicochemica.. View More»
DOI:
10.14303/2315-5663.2025.116