Difatty acyl urea from corn oil: synthesis and characterization

In this study, difatty acyl urea has been successfully synthesized from corn oil using sodium ethoxide as a catalyst. Ethyl fatty ester and glycerol were produced as by-products. In this reaction, corn oil was refluxed with urea in ethanol. The highest conversion percentage (78%) was obtained when t...

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Main Authors: Al-Mulla, Emad A. Jaffar, Wan Yunus, Wan Md. Zin, Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14061/1/Difatty%20acyl%20urea%20from%20corn%20oil.pdf