New route for preparing palmitic acid imidazole from free fatty acid using imidazole

In this study, imidazole was used for the first time in esterification of free fatty acid (FFA) from acidic oil and for palmitic acid imidazole production. The FFA content in jatropha oil mixed with crude palm oil (CPO) was significantly reduced from 10.57% to 1.73% under the following optimum condi...

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Main Authors: Hayyan, Adeeb, Basirun, Wan Jefrey, Mat Salleh, Muhammad Zulhaziman, Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Hamdi, Al Abdulmonem, Waleed, Alghamdi, Rana Abdullah, Alhussain, Laila, Aljohani, Abdullah S. M., Zulkifli, M. Y., Boey, Min Wei, Saleh, Jehad, M. Zuki, Fathiah, Mirghani, Mohamed E. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/105768/1/MohamadHamdiZainal2023_NewRouteForPreparingPalmiticAcid.pdf