eprintid: 16087 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/60/87 datestamp: 2023-12-19 03:22:39 lastmod: 2023-12-19 03:22:39 status_changed: 2023-12-19 03:05:37 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Alpandi, A.H. creators_name: Husin, H. creators_name: Sidek, A. creators_name: Abdurrahman, M. title: Characterization of Malaysian Jatropha Seed Oil and Discovering the Process of Powdered Jatropha Leaves ispublished: pub note: cited By 0 abstract: Wax deposition is the main flow assurance problem that affects the oil and gas industry at various points of oil transport, hence a solution is being sought. The aim of this paper is to establish a solution using Jatropha curcas seed oil (JSO) from Malaysia and its sustainability as a wax inhibitor component. Extraction of JSO was carried out using a Soxhlet extractor and n-Hexane solvent. Characterization of JSO by gas chromatography�mass spectrometry (GC�MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was performed to identify the components of JSO and their functional groups. GC�MS analysis showed that oleic acid was the major component of JSO with 44.91. FTIR analysis showed the presence of ester fatty acid groups at a peak of 1746.48 cm�1. The analysis revealed that the high content of oleic acid in JSO has great potential as a wax inhibitor to mitigate paraffin wax deposition and improve the flowability of crude oil. This research was extended by the discovery of the process of powdered Jatropha leaves, which have the potential as a wax inhibitor. © 2022 by the authors. date: 2022 publisher: MDPI official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144909463&doi=10.3390%2fpr10122577&partnerID=40&md5=c1212a50f84621fd6e372fe9815e2a8b id_number: 10.3390/pr10122577 full_text_status: none publication: Processes volume: 10 number: 12 refereed: TRUE issn: 22279717 citation: Alpandi, A.H. and Husin, H. and Sidek, A. and Abdurrahman, M. (2022) Characterization of Malaysian Jatropha Seed Oil and Discovering the Process of Powdered Jatropha Leaves. Processes, 10 (12). ISSN 22279717