STUDI MENGENAI PERFORMA MINYAK JARAK DENGAN PEMANFAATAN PADA KOMPOR SUMBU

Abstract

Now people are threatened by the conditions of supply and dwindling energy availability, then for the sake of sustainable life, then humans must look for alternative energy. One such effort is the use of Jatropha curcas oil as alternative fuel. These efforts have become a national issue, and until now has not reach the meeting point of optimal utilization. In the castor oil is there purification process called degumming, as an effort to find out how far the level of effectiveness for the benefit of the utilization of degumming process using wick stove, then conducted research studies with the use of castor oil using wick stove. In this research, processing of Jatropha, and processed into castor oil. The result is degumming castor oil, and castor oil non degumming.

Keywords: energy, Jatropha, degumming, stove, effectiveness