Estimation of carbon in Jatropha curcas L. biomass and carbon footprint in its seed production

Biofuel from plants is claimed to be carbon neutral where unlike fossil fuel, carbon dioxide (CO2) produced from the combustion of biofuel is the same CO2 assimilated by the plant during photosynthesis. Among the plants that are attracting attention nowadays is Jatropha curcas. However, before biofu...

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Main Author: Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30903/1/FP%202011%2046R.pdf