Research Article
RSM Based Optimization of Chemical and Enzymatic Transesterification of Palm Oil: Biodiesel Production and Assessment of Exhaust Emission Levels
Table 5
Major fatty acid methyl esters of palm oil biodiesel.
| | Sr. no. | Fatty acid methyl ester | Retention times | POFAME’s |
| | 1 | Myristic acid (C14:0) | 12.0920 | 1.40 ± 0.11 | | 2 | Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 14.5991 | 41.50 ± 2.18 | | 3 | Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | — | 0.20 ± 0.01 | | 4 | Stearic acid (C18:0) | 17.8101 | 3.90 ± 0.14 | | 5 | Oleic acid (C18:1) | 18.896 | 38.6 ± 1.89 | | 6 | Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 20.3148 | 10.6 ± 1.03 | | 7 | Linolenic acid (C18:3) | 22.0776 | 1.09 ± 0.10 | | 8 |
Arachidic acid (20:0) | 23.4130 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | | 9 | Erucic acid (C22:1) | 25.9340 | — |
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