Research Article
Biodiesel from Citrullus colocynthis Oil: Sulfonic-Ionic Liquid-Catalyzed Esterification of a Two-Step Process
Table 4
Methyl esters composition (wt.%) of CCO biodiesel.
| Methyl ester | Equivalent chain length | CCO biodiesel |
| Myristate | C14:0 | 0.60 ± 0.06 | Palmitate | C16:0 | 10.14 ± 0.20 | Stearate | C18:0 | 9.13 ± 0.14 | Oleate | C18:1 | 13.78 ± 0.23 | Linoleate | C18:2 | 63.75 ± 0.47 | Others | 0.10 | 0.15 ± 0.02 |
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