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Cyclic fatty acid yields from linseed oil
Author(s) -
Eisenhauer R. A.,
Beal R. E.,
Griffin E. L.
Publication year - 1963
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/bf02640717
Subject(s) - diethylene glycol , linseed oil , ethylene glycol , solvent , chemistry , sodium hydroxide , yield (engineering) , catalysis , organic chemistry , fatty acid , nuclear chemistry , materials science , metallurgy
Increased yields of saturated cyclic fatty acids which are fluid at 蜢50C have been obtained from linseed oil. Depending on reaction conditions, yields varied from 20舑42 g of cyclic acids per 100 g of linseed oil. Solvent ratios of 6, 3, and 1.5蝘1; catalyst concentrations of 10, 30, 60, and 100%; and reaction temps of 225, 275, 295, and 325C were evaluated. Ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol were compared as reaction solvents. In general, high solvent ratios favored high cyclic acid yields at the lower reaction temperature, but as the temperature increased the effect of solvent ratio decreased. Increasing the percentage excess of sodium hydroxide increased the cyclic acid yield. Diethylene glycol gave higher yields than ethylene glycol at comparable conditions.