Research Article

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Oil Extraction from Jatropha curcas L. Using Ethanol as a Solvent

Table 4

Differential enthalpy () and differential entropy () of the oil extraction process for Jatropha seeds with different moisture contents and particle sizes using ethanol as a solvent.

Moisture content (% w.b.)Particle size (mm) (kJ mol−1) (J mol−1 K−1)

00.9417.4856.140.9851
1.8715.0245.520.9854
2.8016.7945.900.9918

8.730.9418.6054.870.9979
1.8714.9641.800.9892
2.8014.2738.740.9824