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Sample size influence on boron trifluoride‐methanol procedure for preparing fatty acid methyl esters
Author(s) -
Solomon H. L.,
Hubbard W. D.,
Prosser A. R.,
Sheppard A. J.
Publication year - 1974
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/bf02635023
Subject(s) - boron trifluoride , methanol , fatty acid methyl ester , chemistry , boron , fatty acid , organic chemistry , sample preparation , chromatography , catalysis , biodiesel
Sample size influences the yields of methyl esters of fatty acids by the boron trifluoride‐methanol method. A study of the method revealed that best recoveries are obtained by using a minimum of 350 mg of lipid extract to prepare the methyl esters.