Research Article

Enzymatic Biodiesel Synthesis Using a Byproduct Obtained from Palm Oil Refining

Table 2

Fatty acid composition of PFAD (wt.%).

Fatty acidComposition (%)

Caprilic acid C80.0
Capric acid C100.1
Lauric acid C120.3
Myristic acid C140.9
Palmitic acid C1646.1
Palmitoleic acid C16:10.3
Stearic acid C185.5
Oleic acid C18:136.6
Linoleic acid C18:29.2
Linolenic acid C18:30.3
Arachidic acid C200.3
Gadoleic acid C20:10.1
Behenic acid C220.0
Lignoceric acid C240.0
Other fatty acids0.1
Total trans isomer0.2