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The extraction and constitution of peat wax. Chromatographic fractionation of wax
Author(s) -
Howard A. J.,
Hamer D.
Publication year - 1962
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/bf02631704
Subject(s) - wax , fractionation , extraction (chemistry) , peat , chromatography , chemistry , hydrocarbon , composition (language) , benzene , organic chemistry , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
The extraction and properties of crude peat wax were investigated. The composition of this wax obtained with various solvents was assessed in terms of the components: resin, asphalt, and wax. It was concluded that extraction processes using benzene were likely to be of greatest value. Crude peat wax was further fractionated by chromatography to yield nine major fractions. These were distinguished by chromatographic behavior, fluorescence and spectral characteristics, and analytical composition. Preliminary work toward identification of individual components showed The presence of compounds of various types including hydrocarbons (e.g. perylene and many compounds containing one or more carboxyl, ester, carbonyl, or hydroxyl groups.