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Synthesis of oleyl oleate as a jojoba oil analog
Author(s) -
Sánchez N.,
Martinez M.,
Aracil J.,
Corma A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541053
Subject(s) - oleyl alcohol , wax ester , factorial experiment , yield (engineering) , oleic acid , wax , catalysis , zeolite , chemistry , alcohol , organic chemistry , response surface methodology , chemical engineering , materials science , chromatography , mathematics , biochemistry , engineering , composite material , statistics
Synthesis of a wax ester analog of jojoba oil was accomplished from oleic acid and oleyl alcohol with a zeolite as catalyst. A full 2 3 factorial design at two levels has been used in the synthesis. The variables selected were temperature, reduced pressure and initial catalyst concentration. The most important variable within the range studied was temperature. Reduced pressure had a negative influence, and initial catalyst concentration showed a positive influence on the process. A response equation has been determined for the yield of ester. The properties of the synthesized product are similar to those of natural jojoba oil.