Research Article
Extraction and Characterization of Sugarcane Peel Wax
Table 2
GC-MS profile of crude wax.
| Class of compounds | Name of compounds | Retention time | Area | Percent (%) composition |
| Alkane | Isobutane | 1.280 | 133790 | 0.35 | | Triptane | 1.767 | 9317828 | 24.22 | | Cyclopentane | 1.861 | 785256 | 2.04 | | Cyclohexane | 2.034 | 795870 | 2.07 | | Heneicosane | 24.55 | 55073 | 0.14 |
| Fatty acid | Propanoic acid | 1.485 | 298913 | 0.78 | | Tetradecanoic acid | 17.182 | 25385 | 0.07 | | Hexadecanoic acid | 19.139 | 289207 | 0.75 | | 9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid | 20.68 | 193029 | 0.50 | | Trans-9-Octadecenoic acid | 20.717 | 188538 | 0.49 | | Octadecanoic acid | 20.928 | 175689 | 0.46 | | 9-Tetradecenoic acid | 22.391 | 70499 | 0.18 | | Tetradecanoic acid | 22.579 | 56098 | 0.15 | | Dodecanoic acid | 29.008 | 33706 | 0.09 | | Undecanoic acid | 29.134 | 178049 | 0.46 | | Malonic acid | 31.125 | 227122 | 0.59 |
| Ester | Sec-Butyl isothiocyanate | 1.716 | 25488899 | 66.26 |
| Aldehyde | Pentadecanol | 29.258 | 43882 | 0.11 |
| Alcohol | Isotridecyl alcohol | 26.528 | 83900 | 0.22 |
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