Research Article
Enzymatic Biodiesel Synthesis Using a Byproduct Obtained from Palm Oil Refining
Table 2
Fatty acid composition of PFAD (wt.%).
| Fatty acid | Composition (%) |
| Caprilic acid C8 | 0.0 | Capric acid C10 | 0.1 | Lauric acid C12 | 0.3 | Myristic acid C14 | 0.9 | Palmitic acid C16 | 46.1 | Palmitoleic acid C16:1 | 0.3 |
Stearic acid C18 | 5.5 | Oleic acid C18:1 | 36.6 | Linoleic acid C18:2 | 9.2 | Linolenic acid C18:3 | 0.3 | Arachidic acid C20 | 0.3 | Gadoleic acid C20:1 | 0.1 | Behenic acid C22 | 0.0 | Lignoceric acid C24 | 0.0 | Other fatty acids | 0.1 | Total trans isomer | 0.2 |
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