Research Article
Fast Rate Production of Biodiesel from Neem Seed Oil Using a Catalyst Made from Banana Peel Ash Loaded with Metal Oxide (Li-CaO/Fe2 (SO4)3)
Table 3
Fatty acid composition of neem oil.
| Fatty acid | Formula | Systematic name | Structure | wt.(%) |
| Saturated fatty acids | | | | | Palmitic | C16H32O2 | Hexadecanoic acid | 16 : 0 | 10.92 | Stearic | C18H36O2 | (E)-9-Octadecenoic acid | 18 : 1 | 19.85 | Arachidic | C20H40O2 | Eicosanoic acid | 20.0 | 1.35 | Lignoceric | C24H48O2 | Tetracosanoic acid | 24.0 | 0.26 | Total | | | | 32.38 |
| Unsaturated fatty acids | | | | | Pentadecanoic | C17H34O2 | Pentadecanoic acid, 14 | 17 : 1 | 2.57 | Oleic | C18H34O2 | 9-Octadecenoic acid | 18 : 1 | 1.82 | Linoleic | C18H32O2: | 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid | 18 : 1 | 52.51 | Linolenic | C18H30O2 | 9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid | 18 : 1 | 10.71 | Total | | | | 67.62 |
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