• EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FATTY ACID FROM PALM OIL


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The extraction and proximate analysis  of fatty acids was carried out in this study using soxhlet extractor. Palm oil is currently the largest edible oil in terms of global production and it is a largest single oil that is exported. It contain 50% saturated and 50% unsaturated fatty acids. The. Fatty acid that is present in palm oil can be  extracted using  soxhlet extractor. The solvent used here is hexane. Fatty acid other hand is a carboxylic acid with unbranched  aliphatic tail. Fatty acid are either saturate. Fatty acids are produced by the hydrolysis of the ester linkages in a fat or ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0INTRODUCTIONPalm oil that has been staple in the human diet for more than 50 years, has been thrust into fore front because of its health related benefit. Palm oil is currently the second largest edible oil in term of global production. And largest single oil that is exported. (website).Palm oil contain about 50% saturated and 80% unsaturated fatty acids. Some of the fatty acids may be attached to another molecules as in phospholipids which others may be seen as in free fatty acids ie they are not attached to other molecules or compounds (website).This fatty acid ... Continue Reading