Optimization of a method to extract the active coagulant agent from jatropha curcas seeds for use in turbidity removal.

• Main Authors: Zainal Abidin, Zurina, Sobri, Shafreeza, Mohd Shamsudin, Nur Syuriati, Madehi, Norhafizah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28464/1/Optimization%20of%20a%20method%20to%20extract%20the%20active%20coagulant%20agent%20from%20jatropha%20curcas%20seeds%20for%20use%20in%20turbidity%20removal.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28464/

An improved and alternative method for the extraction of the active coagulant agent from Jatropha curcas seeds was developed and compared with the conventional water extraction method (JCSC-DW). In the new method, the seeds were extracted using different solvents in different concentrations, using N...