Biodiesel - Free Fatty Acids

 

Common Nomenclature

12:0 Lauric Acid

14:0 Myristic Acid

14:1 Myristoleic Acid

16:0 Palmitic Acid

16:1 Palmitoleic Acid

18:0 Stearic Acid

18:1 Oleic Acid

18:2 Linoleic Acid

20:0 Arachidic Acid

20:5 Eicosapentaenoic Acid

22:6 Docosahexaenoic Acid

 

 

Properties - Formula and Molecular weight (g/mol)

Período Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Ethyl Ester
Lauric Acid (12:0) C12H24O2
200.3 g/mol
C13H26O2
214.3 g/mol
C14H28O2
228.4 g/mol
Myristic Acid (14:0) C14H28O2
228.4 g/mol
C15H30O2
242.4 g/mol
C16H32O2
256.4 g/mol
Myristoleic Acid (14:1) C14H26O2
226.4 g/mol
   
Palmitic Acid
(16:0)
C16H32O2
256.4 g/mol
C17H34O2
270.4 g/mol
C18H36O2
284.5 g/mol
Stearic Acid (18:0) C18H36O2    
Oleic Acid
(18:1)
     
Linoleic Acid (18:2)      
Ricinoleic Acid (18:1 OH) C18H34O3    

 

 

Free Fatty Acids - Structures

12:0 Lauric Acid

14:0 Myristic Acid

14:1 Myristoleic Acid

16:0 Palmitic Acid

16:1 Palmitoleic Acid

18:0 Stearic Acid

18:1 Oleic Acid

18:2 Linoleic Acid

18:1(OH) Ricinoleid Acid

20:0 Arachidic Acid

20:5 Eicosapentaenoic Acid

22:6 Docosahexaenoic Acid

 

 

Methyl Esters - Structures

12:0 Lauric Acid

14:0 Myristic Acid

14:1 Myristoleic Acid

16:0 Palmitic Acid

16:1 Palmitoleic Acid

18:0 Stearic Acid

18:1 Oleic Acid

18:2 Linoleic Acid

18:1(OH) Ricinoleid Acid

20:0 Arachidic Acid

20:5 Eicosapentaenoic Acid

22:6 Docosahexaenoic Acid

 

 

Ethyl Esters - Structures

12:0 Lauric Acid

14:0 Myristic Acid

14:1 Myristoleic Acid

16:0 Palmitic Acid

16:1 Palmitoleic Acid

18:0 Stearic Acid

18:1 Oleic Acid

18:2 Linoleic Acid

18:1(OH) Ricinoleid Acid

20:0 Arachidic Acid

20:5 Eicosapentaenoic Acid

22:6 Docosahexaenoic Acid