Extraction Materials

Hexane

Ethyl-Acetate

Ethanol

Beakers

Coffee Grinder

Jatropha Seeds

Mass scale

Hot Plate

Pipettes

Tubing

Optical Density (OD) Materials

Spectrophotometer (Beckman DU530) and cuvetes

Jatropha oil samples extracted using different methods

 1.    Jatropha Original (control)

 2.    Jatropha Ethanol

 3.    Jatropha Ethyl Acetate

 4.    Jatropha Hexane

 5.    Crisco (control)