Application of thermogravimetric analysis for thermal stability of Jatropha curcas biodiesel

► Application of thermogravimetric analysis for thermal degradation of Jatropha curcas is investigated in the present paper. ► The thermodynamic parameter of activation energy of the samples was determined by direct Arrhenius plot. ► The results show that the thermal degradation of all JCB samples can be treated as a first order reaction.