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Table 1 Fatty acid profile of Salvadora persica oils and CCO (%)

From: Production of biodiesel by enzymatic transesterification of non-edible Salvadora persica (Pilu) oil and crude coconut oil in a solvent-free system

S. no

Fatty acids

Carbon chain

Retention time

Salvadora persica seed oil

Salvadora persica root oil

Crude coconut oil (Cocos nucifera)

1

Caprylic acid

08:0

7.4

Nd

Nd

5.35

2

Capric acid

10:0

9.9

Nd

Nd

7.64

3

Lauric acid

12:0

11.9

20.53

14.75

44.45

4

Myristic acid

14:0

13.7

33.35

18.47

19.45

5

Palmitic acid

16:0

15.4

27.57

35.58

10.65

6

Oleic acid

18:1

17.0

9.54

16.59

7.43

7

Linoleic acid

18:2

17.3

Nd

1.58

0.86

8

Arachidic acid

20:0

18.3

0.57

0.45

0.24

9

Gadolic acid

20:1

18.4

4.15

0.97

Nd

10

Behenic acid

22:0

20.0

0.67

1.45

Nd

11

Lignoceric acid

24:0

22.8

0.24

0.69

Nd

 

Unidentified

  

3.38

9.47

3.93

  1. nd not detected
  2. Gas chromatographic analysis of the oil feedstock: SPSO, Salvadora persica root oil, and CCO. The data are shown as fatty acid methyl ester composition of selected oil samples (%); nd means that specific fatty acid was not detected