[Stoves] Jatropha and its future

[Anand Karve]

Dear Crispin, I have no exact idea, but it is my guess that the the
capsule hulls might be 25% of the weight of seed plus capsule.
Yours
A.D.Karve

On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
<crispinpigott at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Dr AD
>
> What is the approximate gain in mass if the carapace (?) is left in place?
> People speak of yield of oil per ha but perhaps we should speak of mass of
> fuel which would include the whole pod.
>
> Thanks
> Crispin
>
> ++++++
>
> To stovers interested in burning Jatropha seed:
> In nature, Jatropha seed is enclosed inside a capsule. If one is not
> interested in extracting oil from the seed, one need not separate the seed
> from the capsules. The capsules are dry and woody. They may be burned along
> with the seed. Burning the capsules together with the seed would save the
> labour of separating the seed from the capsules and would also give more
> fuel per plant.
> Yours
> A.D.Karve
>
>
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